Public Health

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.

Michigan's COVID-19 daily average cases fell Oct. 25 after three months of steady rises brought on by the delta variant, the Detroit Free Press reported Oct. 28. 

The antidepressant fluvoxamine may reduce the risk of severe COVID-19 infection by a third in high-risk individuals, according to a study published Oct. 27 in The Lancet Global Health. 

AY.4.2, a descendant of the delta coronavirus variant that has gained some traction in the U.K. and has been detected in the U.S., is the newest strain making headlines.