Public Health

Starting in early November, all international travelers entering the U.S. will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, NBC News reported Sept. 30. 

Three states — New Mexico, Idaho and Georgia — reported moderate flu activity for the week ending Sept. 11, according to the CDC's FluView report published Sept. 17.

More than 2,000 new COVID-19 deaths were reported in the U.S. Sept. 19, according to CDC data. 

CMS is expanding the duration of its annual open enrollment period by 30 days. 

The Cigna Foundation, the insurer's philanthropic arm, is working with local nonprofits to support 16 schools around the country that have significant low-income student populations. 

Children and teens gained weight faster during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the rate of body mass index increase nearly doubling amid the pandemic compared to a pre-pandemic period, according to the CDC's Sept. 17 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 

The CDC plans to spend $2.1 billion from the American Rescue Plan to boost the nation's infection control and prevention efforts, marking a record federal investment in this sector. 

After falling for the first time since late June, COVID-19 cases are again increasing in the U.S., according to the CDC's COVID Data Tracker Weekly Review published Sept. 17.

In recent years, cases of Valley fever have been on the rise in the southwestern region of the U.S., Grist reports. 

The Department of Health and Human Services announced a series of broken records tied to public health insurance in a Sept. 15 news release.