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COVID-19 pandemic disrupted access to birth control for millions of women, UN estimates

About 12 million women spanning 115 low to middle-income countries could not access family planning services amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations Population Fund estimated in a report published March 11.

March 11, 2020: A look at how the COVID-19 pandemic evolved in the US

"The bottom line: It is going to get worse." That's what Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said during a congressional hearing on March 11, 2020, when the World Health Organization declared the…

Patchwork of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility rules confounds chronically ill patients

COVID-19 vaccine eligibility rules for people with chronic health issues vary significantly among states, which has spurred confusion and frustration among patients with these conditions, reports The New York Times.

'Be prudent a bit longer': Health officials stress importance of COVID-19 precautions ahead of spring break

Health officials are urging people to maintain COVID-19 precautions in hopes of preventing another surge in cases ahead of spring break.

CDC still urges vaccinated individuals not to travel

Though the CDC announced new freedoms March 8 for fully vaccinated individuals, the agency continues to warn Americans against traveling in general, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, told MSNBC.

CDC reports drop in HIV testing during pandemic

HIV screenings and prescriptions for preexposure prophylaxis have declined during the pandemic, according to CDC research presented at the 2021 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.

Alaska opens vaccines to all residents 16+; New York lowers age to 60 — 5 state updates

As the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in the U.S. continues to accelerate — with about 2.15 million doses administered daily — numerous states are expanding eligibility, reports The New York Times.

Some COVID-19 long-haulers were asymptomatic during initial infection, early research shows

About 32 percent of people reported lingering symptoms at least 61 days after a COVID-19 diagnosis despite being asymptomatic during their initial infection, according to early research results published March 5 in the preprint server medRxiv.

78% of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the US overweight or obese, CDC finds

Among 71,491 U.S. adults who were hospitalized with COVID-19, 27.8 percent were overweight and 50.2 were obese, according to the CDC's latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published March 8.

Houston reports uncontrolled community spread of UK variant

Houston has identified the U.K. coronavirus variant at 79 percent of the city's wastewater treatment plants. The test results suggest there is "ongoing and uncontrolled community spread" of the more contagious variant, the Houston Health Department said March 8.