Public Health

COVID-19 cases have declined nationwide for the sixth consecutive week, while daily vaccinations increased by nearly 22 percent this week compared to last, according to the CDC's COVID data tracker weekly review published Oct. 29.

New Mexico was reporting moderate flu activity for the week ending Oct. 23, according to data from the CDC's FluView report published Oct. 29.

More U.S. children will be considered to have high levels of lead in their blood under the CDC's Oct. 28 blood lead reference value update. 

The protection gained after individuals infected with COVID-19 get vaccinated, a term dubbed "hybrid immunity," could be key in guiding vaccination policies, wrote Charlotte Thålin, PhD, for The New York Times Oct. 28.  

Over 13 percent of COVID-19 hospitalizations lead to readmission and emergency department visits after 30 days, with more than a quarter being potentially preventable, according to a study published in the November 2021 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on…

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, is the sole nominee for the World Health Organization's next director-general, according to an Oct. 29 statement.

While nothing about this year has been normal, leaders across the country are reporting respiratory illnesses returning to more typical levels.

Merriam-Webster added 455 words to the dictionary this month, including four that have gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many Americans still don't understand how COVID-19 vaccines work, with minimal knowledge of relative risk factors after vaccination, according to Axios/Ipsos poll findings published Oct. 26.

Most parents do not plan to vaccinate their younger children against COVID-19 as soon as a vaccine is authorized for kids ages 5-11, according to Kaiser Family Foundation's latest COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey published Oct. 28.