Public Health

Despite both Missouri and Oklahoma expanding Medicaid in 2021, each state is seeing vastly different results.

The omicron variant appears to spread more than twice as quickly as delta, according to preliminary findings cited by The New York Times.

The nation's seven-day average for COVID-19 cases and deaths fell this week, while hospitalizations increased slightly, according to the CDC's COVID data tracker weekly review published Dec. 3.

CVS Health is investing $9.2 million in a 41-unit affordable housing complex in Washington, D.C. 

For the week ending Nov. 27, New Mexico reported high flu activity for the fourth consecutive week, according to data from the CDC's FluView report published Dec. 3.

As more information emerges about the omicron variant — which has now been detected in five states — public health experts nationwide say the delta variant is still the main threat, The Washington Post reported Dec. 2.

Wisconsin and Illinois on Dec. 2 both reported the highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases seen this year.

The number of fully vaccinated adults who report getting a COVID-19 booster dose has more than doubled in the last month, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation's latest COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor report released Dec. 2. 

In response to the emergence of the omicron variant, the White House has unveiled a new strategy that aims to further combat the virus by encouraging booster shots and helping to respond quickly to winter surges.

The World Health Organization deemed coronavirus variant B.1.1.529 — also known as omicron — a variant of concern and the U.S. followed suit Nov. 30 also classifying it as a variant of concern. The nation's first cases have been reported…