The U.S. may be spared from a significant surge in COVID-19 cases this winter, according to the latest analysis from the COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub — a group of researchers that advises the CDC. 

Tennessee is recommending that healthcare providers preserve the state's monoclonal antibody supplies for unvaccinated residents only, The Tennessean reported Sept. 21.

Vermont has the highest percentage of its population fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the CDC's COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration data tracker.

New Mexico has administered the highest percentage of COVID-19 vaccines it has received, according to the CDC's COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration data tracker.

New daily COVID-19 hospitalization rates in the U.S. have decreased 9 percent over the last two weeks, though 28 states are still seeing hospitalization rates trend upward, according to data tracked by The New York Times.

As of Sept. 22, more than 678,000 people in the U.S. had died after contracting COVID-19, according to The New York Times.

Amid a nationwide nursing shortage, Charleston, S.C.-based Roper St. Francis Healthcare hired 81 nurses in the month of August, local CBS affiliate WCSC reported Sept. 20. 

A CIA officer who recently traveled to India received medical attention after an unexplained incident triggered symptoms consistent with 'Havana syndrome,' The New York Times reported Sept. 20.

While the COVID-19 delta variant continues to fuel outbreaks across the U.S., there is still uncertainty as to what this year's flu season will bring. To bolster prevention efforts, one-stop clinics offering shots for both illnesses have started to emerge, CNN reported Sept. 21. 

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, more deaths were recorded than births in Alabama marking a first in the state's history, The New York Times reported Sept. 18. 

A message board for travel nurses is filled with posts from nurses who have recently quit their full-time jobs at hospitals to pursue high-paying, temporary staffing contracts around the U.S. 

Below are 26 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers. 

Below are 10 states with the largest seven-day COVID-19 case increases over the last week, according to data tracked by Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.

Nineteen staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 at Durango, Colo.-based Mercy Regional Medical Center since July 1, a hospital spokesperson told Becker's Sept. 20.

The U.S. reported more than 675,000 COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20, surpassing the number of deaths seen during the 1918 flu pandemic, reports The Washington Post. 

The White House added measles to the list of diseases for which HHS and the CDC have the authority to issue federal quarantine orders, The Hill reports. 

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses launched the Hear Us Out campaign Sept. 20 to illustrate nurses' front-line reality as they care for COVID-19 patients. 

Starting in early November, all international travelers entering the U.S. will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, NBC News reported Sept. 30. 

Three states — New Mexico, Idaho and Georgia — reported moderate flu activity for the week ending Sept. 11, according to the CDC's FluView report published Sept. 17.

More than 2,000 new COVID-19 deaths were reported in the U.S. Sept. 19, according to CDC data.