Public Health

About 32 percent of parents said that it is unlikely their children will get the influenza vaccine this year, a new poll shows.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration Sept. 27 after a brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, was found in the water supply in the city of Lake Jackson.

Adventist Health St. Helena (Calif.) was forced to evacuate Sept. 27 due to a wildfire, according to The Guardian. This is the second time in a month a wildfire prompted an evacuation of the 151-bed hospital.

National COVID-19 cases surpassed 7 million this weekend, while the global death toll nears 1 million, reports The Washington Post.

The percentage of specimens testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 continues to decrease nationwide, though three regions reported an increase in the week ending Sept. 19, according to the CDC's weekly COVIDView report. 

In 2019, women in the U.S. were more likely to report mild, moderate or severe anxiety than men, according to a CDC analysis.

California became the first state to hit 800,000 COVID-19 cases, and the U.S. will soon surpass 7 million infections, reports CNN. 

From June through August, incidence of COVID-19 was highest among people ages 20 to 29 years, new CDC data analysis shows.

Rates for vaccines, primary care and preventative services among children in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program have dropped steeply during the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS said Sept. 23. 

COVID-19 cases in the West and Midwest are driving an uptick of infections, with the nation reporting an average of 43,000 new daily cases, a 16 percent increase from last week.