The fast-spreading delta coronavirus variant is thought to be significantly more widespread than the CDC currently projects, two senior Biden administration health officials told Politico.
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Seventy percent or more of adults in 20 states and Washington, D.C., have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, but more than a dozen states are still far from the threshold, according to The Washington Post's vaccination…
Mounting evidence suggests the delta variant is the most contagious strain in the world. A small study published online July 7 may help explain why, NPR reported.
As some Missouri hospitals were inundated by a new COVID-19 surge, hospital leaders have taken to Twitter to update the public on the rapidly evolving situation.
There is no need for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to get a booster shot at this time, the FDA and CDC said July 8.
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The delta coronavirus variant may increase demand for ventilators, Mercy Hospital Chief Administrative Officer Erik Frederick said in a series of July 8 tweets.
Fifteen states that were fighting against Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy plan have abandoned their opposition, NPR reported July 8.
Daily COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are rising, with a seven-day average of 13,859 cases per day, up 10.8 percent from the week before, the CDC reported July 7.
The CDC's current guidance says fully vaccinated people don't need to undergo routine COVID-19 testing, but with the delta variant becoming the country's dominant strain, some experts are wondering whether vaccinated people should be getting tested, CNN reported July 8.
Ohio's Vax-a-Million lottery, which awarded five $1 million prizes to vaccine recipients in May and June, did not increase adult vaccination rates, according to a study published July 2 in JAMA.