by Jordana Choucair | Feb 7, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The COVID-19 pandemic has now claimed more than 900,000 lives in the United States, 100,000 of which occurred since December 13. During that period, Tennessee, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania have the largest number of deaths when adjusted for population. Of...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 7, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
More than 20 states and dozens of cities have adopted vaccination mandates control the spread of COVID-19. Contrary to the Biden administration’s large employer mandate, which the Supreme Court blocked, local mandates have mostly applied to government offices, health...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 7, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Biden administration issued a new rule reinstating school nutrition standards that were rolled back during the Trump administration. Under the new policies, schools and child-care are required to offer low-fat or nonfat unflavored milks, limit the fat in...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 31, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
Lawmakers in 14 Republican-led states are pushing bills to limit or bar COVID-19 vaccination requirements for public and private K-12 schools. Another 15 states already have such bans in place. No state is currently enforcing a vaccine mandate for schoolchildren,...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 31, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
More than 100,000 people in in the United States died from diabetes last year, representing a 15 percent increase over the pre-pandemic level in 2019. It is the second consecutive year that the number has topped 100,000. An expert panel is calling on Congress to...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 28, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report identifying “persistent deficiencies” in HHS’ handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and public health crises dating back to 2007. According to the report, the agency is at “high risk” of fumbling a...
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