by Jordana Choucair | Jan 24, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Biden administration is expected to begin distributing 400 million free N95 masks to Americans this week. The masks will be made available at numerous local pharmacies and community health centers in an effort to combat the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.... by Jordana Choucair | Jan 21, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
Unvaccinated adults ages 50 or older are substantially more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than those who are fully vaccinated and have gotten a booster shot, according to the CDC’s first real-world data on the extra doses in the U.S. Among adults ages 50 to... by Jordana Choucair | Jan 18, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The global vaccine-sharing program Covax has now delivered 1 billion doses to 144 lower-income countries. The World Health Organization noted that 88 of its 194 member countries had vaccinated less than 40 percent of their populations. The organizations cited... by Jordana Choucair | Jan 13, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeffrey D. Zients indicated that the U.S. is considering giving high-quality masks to Americans. However, he offered no details about what type of masks might be distributed, how many, or when. Meanwhile, Senator Bernie... by Jordana Choucair | Jan 12, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
Federal officials acknowledged Tuesday that most people will be infected with COVID-19 regardless of vaccination status. Anthony Fauci said that Omicron will infect “just about everybody,” but that those who have been vaccinated will “very likely, with some... by Jordana Choucair | Jan 11, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The CDC is weighing an update to its mask guidance to recommend that people wear N95 or KN95 masks, the highly protective masks worn by medical workers, if they can do so consistently. The Biden administration has so far declined to officially recommend that people...
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