Antibody testing research suggests COVID-19 may have been circulating in Illinois, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin before the first official cases were reported there, according to findings published June 15 in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
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The CDC is now classifying the delta COVID-19 variant, first detected in India, as a "variant of concern." The strain now accounts for nearly 10 percent of U.S. cases.
COVID-19 vaccination rates among Black and Hispanic people will likely lag even if and when national goals are met, which could lead to widening health disparities and limit pandemic recovery, according to new research from Stanford (Calif.) University and the…
Even if the U.S. reaches President Joe Biden's July 4 goal of 70 percent of American adults at least partially vaccinated, 30 states are unlikely to hit that goal, according to a New York Times analysis.
Among a study of nearly 2 million people who had COVID-19, more than 20 percent were left with at least one post-COVID-19 condition at least 30 days after their initial diagnosis, according to findings published June 15 by Fair Health,…
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Vermont has administered at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose to 80 percent of residents age 12 and up, making it the first state to hit this threshold, Gov. Phil Scott said June 14.
The COVID-19 pandemic changed life as we know it forever — and how we talk about it.
Healthcare professionals and public health officials have a central role in discussing vaccination against COVID-19 with patients, according to a June 11 joint statement from the World Health Organization and the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities.
The CDC is encouraging hospitals, emergency departments and emergency care facilities to administer COVID-19 vaccines to unvaccinated patients at discharge, reports AHA News.
Reported COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are no longer dropping and began to plateau around June 8, according to CDC data.