As pediatric COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise, some children who had COVID-19 are later developing multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, a rare but serious condition, reports the CDC.
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COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to rise, especially in areas with higher levels of community transmission and lower vaccination rates, according to the CDC's COVID Data Tracker Weekly Review published Aug. 13.
Hospitals in Oregon's Jackson and Josephine counties are struggling with capacity issues as they battle the latest COVID-19 wave, according to Jefferson Public Radio.
Two days after in-person classes began at the School District of Palm Beach County, Fla., 440 students were required to quarantine due to a COVID-19 outbreak, local NBC affiliate WPTV reports.
UAB Hospital in Alabama will start delaying about 400 essential inpatient surgeries per month, or 20 per day, to preserve healthcare resources amid a rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations, AL.com reported Aug. 12.
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Amid a COVID-19 surge and shortage of healthcare workers and beds, Mississippi health officials are saying the state's hospital system is on the brink of failure and federal help is needed, according to The Washington Post.
Two-thirds of Americans living in counties with high vaccination rates are now also considered at high risk for COVID-19, according to a Washington Post analysis.
COVID-19 hospitalizations at Springfield, Mo.-based Mercy Hospital are stabilizing, though still high, according to an Aug. 11 tweet from Erik Frederick, the hospital's chief administrative officer.
The algorithms used by states' prescription monitoring systems sometimes block chronic pain sufferers from receiving opioids after inaccurately flagging them as potential addicts, Wired reported Aug. 11.
People who received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine may be less likely to experience a breakthrough infection compared to Pfizer vaccine recipients, findings published Aug. 8 in preprint server medRxiv suggest.