Three in 10 parents of children ages 12-15 said they would get their child vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as they're eligible, according to survey results released May 6 by Kaiser Family Foundation.
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The U.S. is reporting the lowest daily COVID-19 case averages since early October, according to data from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University.
A third of unvaccinated Americans would be more likely to get the COVID-19 vaccine with a $100 incentive, according to a May 4 study published in The New York Times.
The U.S. will see a drastic decrease in new COVID-19 cases by July if vaccination rates remain high and Americans maintain public health measures such as masking and social-distancing, the CDC forecasted in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published…
In response to a global shortage of midwives, the World Health Organization is calling for more investments in the profession, saying that it could save 4.3 million lives each year.
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The number of births in the United States decreased by 4 percent from 2019 to 2020, marking the sixth consecutive year of decline and the lowest number since 1979, according to CDC data.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota announced it will continue to waive costs for in-network COVID-19 treatments through the end of the year.
One in five pharmacies won't dispense buprenorphine, a key treatment for opioid addiction, a study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence found.
The world has recorded more new COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks than during the first six months of the pandemic, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, director-general of the World Health Organization, said May 3.
States are offering residents incentives to get the COVID-19 vaccine, including beer, money and gift cards, according to The Hill.