COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the U.S. continue to trend downward, according to data from The COVID Tracking Project.
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Natchitoches (La.) Regional Medical Center recently launched a public COVID-19 vaccination program in less than one week in partnership with local city officials, public health experts and educational leaders.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency could operate up to 100 COVID-19 vaccination sites within the next month as part of President Joe Biden's pandemic plan, The Washington Post reported Jan. 25.
WellCare, a subsidiary of Centene, is piloting an at-home COVID-19 and flu prevention program for its Medicare Advantage members.
About 19 percent of children and adolescents in the U.S. are obese — a record high, according to the latest data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
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Researchers at the University of California San Diego are developing a color-changing mask sticker to detect early COVID-19 infections.
As of Jan. 24, 110,628 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in the U.S. — the lowest figure since Dec. 14, according to data from The COVID Tracking Project.
Social distancing rates in the U.S. fell drastically as the pandemic continued, with an increasing attitude of apathy or resistance — also known as pandemic fatigue — for protective measures, according to a study published Jan. 22 in JAMA Network.
Google will provide more than $150 million to support COVID-19 vaccine education and distribution efforts and convert several of its office spaces into vaccination sites, according to a Jan. 25 company blog post from CEO Sundar Pichai.
The CDC updated federal vaccine recommendations Jan. 21 to allow second COVID-19 doses from a different manufacturer in "exceptional situations," reports The New York Times.