Five New York state and local government agencies entered written agreements with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York Oct. 5 to make COVID-19 vaccination-related websites accessible to blind and visually impaired users.
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The World Health Organization outlined a new strategy Oct. 7 to achieve 70 percent COVID-19 vaccination coverage in every country by mid-2022.
Nearly 1 in 4 (23 percent) of Americans at higher risk for flu-related complications said they aren't planning on getting the flu vaccine this season, according to a new study commissioned by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.
Some states that bore the brunt of the latest COVID-19 surge early on are showing signs of recovery, reports Bloomberg.
A study published Oct. 7 in Pediatrics found minority children in the U.S. were more likely to lose their caregivers to COVID-19 compared to white children.
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A Columbia University study published Oct. 7 found the memory of COVID-19 infection is primarily stored in T and B cells in the lungs and surrounding lymph nodes.
Below, states are listed by mask policies, as reported by The New York Times.
About 44 percent of U.S. adults are unsure or don't plan on getting vaccinated against the flu this season, health officials from the CDC and National Foundation for Infectious Diseases said during an Oct. 7 news conference.
The latest conversations surrounding expanding Medicaid coverage involve considerations of pulling funds bookmarked for encouraging expansions and instead using them to create a federal option.
Daily case reports are flat or falling in at least 35 states, with Mississippi and Florida reporting some of the largest declines, though some hot spots are emerging across the country, according to data from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University's coronavirus…