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Gatherings — not school — tied to child COVID-19 cases, CDC finds

Children who attended gatherings were more likely to test positive for COVID-19, compared to those who attended school or child care, according to the CDC's Dec.15 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record high for all age groups: 4 CDC findings

In the last month, weekly COVID-19 hospitalization rates have hit record highs for every age group, according to the CDC's latest COVIDView report published Dec. 11.

Trump, Biden should be among first vaccinated, Fauci says

It's in the best interest of national security for President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible, Anthony Fauci, MD director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told ABC's…

COVID-19 news cycle lacks strong physician representation, study finds

Across three national news networks, physician voices accounted for just one-fifth of unique guest speakers and less than one-third of speaking time on COVID-19 content, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine Dec. 14.

Political affiliation may influence decision to social distance, study finds

How much do politics affect a person's willingness to social distance amid the pandemic? Quite a bit, according to a study published in Science Advances Dec. 11.

Johns Hopkins creates COVID-19 death risk calculator

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University researchers developed an online calculator that estimates the individual and community-level risk of dying of COVID-19, which could help officials prioritize groups for vaccination.

1st pediatric flu death of season reported: 5 notes from CDC's FluView report

The percentage of visits to an outpatient provider for flu-like illness remained at 1.6 percent for a third consecutive week, according to the CDC's FluView report for the week ending Dec. 5.

COVID-19 deaths surpass 300K; Moderna vaccine may win emergency approval this week — 4 updates

The nation's COVID-19 death toll surpassed 300,000 Dec. 14, the same day the first Americans received Pfizer's vaccine.

CDC reminds physicians to communicate with patients on vaccine safety

While the U.S. began administering the first doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 14, the CDC urged physicians to communicate with their patients on vaccine safety standards, according to The New York Times.

What shingles vaccination trends can tell us about COVID-19 immunization

A new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis explores the potential challenges associated with multidose COVID-19 vaccines by examining past immunization trends for Shingrix, a shingles vaccine for people 50 and older that also requires two doses. The vaccine requires patients to…