As Infections Rise, C.D.C. Urges Some Vaccinated Americans to Wear Masks Again
In communities with growing caseloads, vaccinated and unvaccinated people should return to wearing masks indoors in public areas, health officials said.
The Lambda Variant: What You Should Know And Why Experts Say Not To Panic
Cases of the variant have popped up in several states. But neither the WHO nor the CDC considers it a variant of concern, and the fast-spreading delta variant continues to dominate U.S. cases.
PolitiFact - Unvaccinated people haven’t ‘escaped’ COVID-19 variants
A social media post claims that COVID-19 vaccination is unnecessary since unvaccinated people have "escaped every single/>
Delta Variant taking over Mesa County
Mesa County saw its first case of the Delta variant in may and is now ranked number one in highest confirmed cases across the state of Colorado.”We’ve had the delta variant in mesa coun…
White House launches ‘surge response’ teams to delta variant hot spots
The highly transmissible variant remains the "greatest threat" to the U.S. coronavirus response, officials warn.
External Validation of a Widely Implemented Proprietary Sepsis Prediction Model in Hospitalized Patients | Critical Care Medicine | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network
This cohort study externally validates the Epic Sepsis Model in the prediction of sepsis and evaluates its potential clinical impact compared with usual care.
CDC: Delta variant now 10% of US COVID-19 cases | CIDRAP
In other developments, the CDC added Delta as a variant of concern and issued its first guidance on 'long COVID'.
Is the Second Shot Giving Young Men a Heart Condition?
New data from Israel suggests a link between myocarditis and Pfizer’s vaccine, but the CDC isn’t there yet.
Deadly Fungi Are the Newest Emerging Microbe Threat All Over the World
These pathogens already kill 1.6 million people every year, and we have few defenses against them
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Overdose Deaths Have Surged During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Data Shows
The latest numbers surpass even the yearly tolls during the height of the opioid epidemic and mark a reversal of progress against addiction in recent years.
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Variants pose 'sneaky and detrimental threats' to kids, Houston doctors find
About 12 percent of children who have contracted COVID had to be hospitalized, according...
COVID-19 Vaccine Cheat Days are Adding Up - The Atlantic
Vaccinated and unvaccinated people are getting more lax with behavior at a time when vigilance really matters.
More Contagious Virus Variant Is Now Dominant in U.S., C.D.C. Chief Says
The B.1.1.7 variant, first identified in Britain, is now the source of most new coronavirus infections in the United States, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Many Children With Serious Inflammatory Syndrome Had No Covid Symptoms
Pediatricians should be vigilant, experts said, after the release of the largest U.S. study of the syndrome, MIS-C, that can strike young people weeks after their coronavirus infection.
CDC says risk of COVID-19 transmission on surfaces 1 in 10,000
The risk of getting a COVID-19 infection from contaminated surfaces is extremely low, according to
Another US Covid-19 surge may look different, experts say, particularly for younger people. Here's how
Experts say Covid-19 vaccinations in the United States are going extremely well -- but more people need to be protected and the country may be at the start of another surge.
Cruise ships won’t have to require vaccinations when they resume sailing, the C.D.C. says.
Long-awaited guidance from the C.D.C. brings cruise lines one step closer to sailing again in United States waters.
Life expectancy in Denver varies by as much as 13 years depending on
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