September 09, 2022 The Pandemic’s Toll on Children and Families About 10.5 million children around the world may have lost parents or caregivers to COVID-19, according to a new report released this week.
September 07, 2022 Public Health Perspectives: Understanding Downward Trends for Monkeypox, COVID-19 Reports of declining COVID-19 and monkeypox cases are encouraging, but there is still significant work ahead to avoid losing ground against both viruses, the world’s public health leaders said today.
September 06, 2022 How New Boosters, Variants Affect COVID-19 Outlook With the upcoming rollout of the reformulated COVID-19 boosters, public health forecasters are making predictions about what the spread of the virus could look like during the coming months.
August 31, 2022 FDA Authorizes Bivalent Booster Doses The FDA today authorized the Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 vaccines for use as a booster dose.
August 30, 2022 Kaufman Hall: Hospitals Face ‘Worst Financial Year’ in a Long Time The nation’s hospitals faced the “worst margins since the beginning of the pandemic” during July, according to the latest Kaufman Hall National Hospital Flash Report.
August 29, 2022 Last Chance to Order Free, At-Home COVID Tests Approaching The deadline to order free COVID-19 at-home tests through the federal website is coming soon.
August 23, 2022 What to Know about Omicron-Specific Boosters As we approach the fall, the nation’s public health leaders are considering the next steps for a second booster campaign specifically targeting the Omicron subvariants.
August 18, 2022 How COVID-19 Public Health Guidelines are Changing As we head into the fall, the CDC and the FDA have issued new COVID-19 guidelines about quarantining, testing, and what you should do if you’re exposed to someone with the virus.
August 17, 2022 Monkeypox Could Get a New Name to Address Stigmatization, Discrimination The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking for a new name for the monkeypox virus.
August 16, 2022 AHA Report: Delayed Health Care Poses New Challenges for Hospitals U.S. patients are feeling the effects of delayed care during the pandemic, requiring more complex care and more time in the hospital to recover.