The U.S. lacks a concrete plan to deal with COVID-19 as experts predict it will phase into an endemic, Sarah Zhang wrote for The Atlantic Nov. 1.
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Even though congenital syphilis is preventable, 1,870 babies were born with the disease in 2019 and 128 babies died from it, according to a story co-published by ProPublica and NPR.
A federal judge ruled a California law enacting a 30-foot buffer zone around COVID-19 vaccination sites to be too restrictive, The California Globe reported Nov. 2.
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Colorado hit their highest levels of 2021, baffling some experts as virus cases and hospitalizations decline nationally, Fox affiliate KDVR reported Nov. 1.
Vaccine-induced COVID-19 immunity and infection-induced immunity both last for at least six months, according to an Oct. 29 science report from the CDC.
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker declared gun violence a public health crisis in the state at a Nov. 1 press conference and committed $250 million to aid impacted communities, WTTW reported.
Many psychologists have reported increased demand for mental healthcare services since the pandemic started, and this demand has risen since 2020, according to a recent survey from the American Psychological Association.
Colorado will allow the state's health department to order hospitals and freestanding emergency departments to transfer or cease the admission of and redirect patients to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to 9News.
The global death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic surpassed 5 million on Nov. 1, according to data from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.
Routine vaccination rates dropped sharply from 2019 to 2020 worldwide, according to a CDC report published Oct. 29.