Public Health

More than 5 million Americans have missed getting their second shot of Moderna's or Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, The New York Times reported April 25. 

“Be a COVID vaccine guinea pig? No thanks.”  “I don’t want the vaccine jeopardizing my fertility.”  “I already had COVID.” “Those COVID vaccine trials didn’t include people who look like me.” “I’m definitely not letting the government use the vaccine…

Two-thirds of nonhospitalized COVID-19 patients had at least one outpatient visit that resulted in a new diagnosis within six months of being diagnosed with the virus, the CDC's latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report found. 

Vermont has the highest percentage of its population who've received at least one COVID-19 vaccination, according to the CDC's COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration data tracker.

CDC director Rochelle Walkensky, MD, advised pregnant women to get the vaccine during an April 23 White House COVID-19 news conference.

India is facing a major COVID-19 surge after easing virus restrictions too soon, which has overwhelmed hospitals and dwindled the country's oxygen supply. While it's easy to mentally categorize the country's surge as a far-away problem, the situation poses real…

Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City are among cities now offering walk-in appointments at mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics. 

The U.S. has experienced unusually low flu activity for the 2020-21 season, with a national baseline of 2.6 percent outpatient visits for flu-like illness, though activity varies by region. 

Washington state is entering its 4th COVID-19 wave, Gov. Jay Inslee said April 22, citing a significant increase in new infections and hospitalizations. 

Some county health departments are shutting down their mass COVID-19 vaccination sites amid lower demand, The New York Times reported April 23.