Unvaccinated adults with disability more likely to report higher endorsement of vaccine as protection, difficulties accessing vaccine
E-Cigarette Use in Teens Prevalent During COVID-19 Pandemic
11.3 and 2.8 percent of high school and middle school students reported current use in 2021; 27.6 and 8.3 percent of users reported daily use
U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Rise as Delta Spreads
American Health Care Association says infections are largely the result of a high number of cases in the surrounding community
J&J to Ask FDA to Approve Its COVID-19 Booster Shot
Company has said that a second dose, given two months after the first, increases the vaccine’s effectiveness
U.S. Passes 700,000 COVID-19 Deaths
Most of the last 100,000 Americans to die from the disease did so in a period where vaccines were widely available
EU Drug Regulator Approves Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots
Agency also gave its backing to an additional dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines to people with severely weakened immune systems
Pneumonia & COVID-19 Far Exceed Influenza Fatalities
The latest data indicates the 2021 flu season has not arrived in America from the Southern Hemisphere, and neither have influenza-related fatalities.
Of the 15,625 samples tested by U.S. Public Health Laboratories last week, only two were positive for influenza viruses as of October 1, 2021.
Pneumonia & COVID-19 Far Exceed Influenza Fatalities
The latest data indicates the 2021 flu season has not arrived in America from the Southern Hemisphere, and neither have influenza-related fatalities.
Of the 15,625 samples tested by U.S. Public Health Laboratories last week, only two were positive for influenza viruses as of October 1, 2021.
COVID-19 Deaths Up for Kidney Waitlist Candidates, Transplant Recipients
11 percent of deaths in 2020 in kidney transplant-waitlisted candidates were attributed to COVID-19
Intranasal Corticosteroids Tied to Less Severe COVID-19 Outcomes
Findings seen among individuals regularly using steroid nasal sprays before COVID-19 diagnosis