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...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 11, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The United States reported 1.35 million new COVID-19 infections on Monday, the highest daily total for any country in the world. The seven-day average for new cases has tripled in two weeks to over 700,000 new infections a day. According to data from HHS, 141,385...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 7, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
Updated HHS data showed that 951 children were hospitalized with COVID-19 on Wednesday — the highest number throughout the pandemic. The numbers surpassed previous records set during the delta wave this summer, when daily children hospitalizations reached a peak of...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 5, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The CDC updated its shortened isolation guidance for people with COVID-19, saying that they can use a rapid antigen test toward the end of their five-day isolation period if tests are available. If the test is positive, the CDC recommends isolating for a total of 10...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 4, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
Dr. Anthony Fauci said the CDC is considering updating its recent guidance to shorten isolation periods for people with asymptomatic COVID-19 to include a negative test, acknowledging that there has been “pushback” to the controversial new recommendation....
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 30, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
Most people don’t report the results of their home rapid tests, raising questions about the accuracy of public case counts. Thus far, some local health departments have set up systems for people to report results from rapid at-home tests and at least one at-home test...
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