60% of nursing home residents in Michigan are not boosted against COVID
About 4 in 10 seniors living in Michigan nursing homes are up-to-date on their coronavirus vaccines, which could leave many...
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N.J. reports 2,170 COVID cases, 14 deaths. Hospitalizations reach highest number since February.
New Jersey health officials reported another 2,170 COVID-19 cases and 14 confirmed deaths on Thursday. The state reported the highest...
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Nearly a dozen COVID-19 cases seen at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home
HOLYOKE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - We’ve learned the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home is currently has almost a dozen positive COVID-19 cases. Now,...
N.J. reports 1,844 COVID cases, 19 deaths. Transmission rate remains below key benchmark.
New Jersey health officials reported another 1,844 COVID-19 cases and 19 confirmed deaths on Wednesday as the transmission rate continues...
Medical Masks Versus N95 Respirators for Preventing COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers: A Randomized Trial: Annals of Internal Medicine: Vol 0, No 0
Health care workers use either medical masks, also called surgical masks, or N95 respirators for the routine care of patients...
Washington decommissions COVID-19 emergency response website as cases remain low
OLYMPIA – As Washington’s COVID-19 state of emergency ends, so do some resources associated with the pandemic. Beginning Thursday, the...
Erie County sees surge in COVID-19 deaths as cases, hospitalizations decline
Erie County has reported a surge in COVID-19 deaths heading into the holidays.There have been 19 COVID-19 deaths reported by...
State to begin review of COVID-19 response
Gov. Phil Murphy New Jersey is launching an independent review of the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the...
COVID-19 death rates in young people rose in 2021
Today in Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers show that, compared to 2020, mortality rates due to COVID-19 infections among young...
Room for optimism, leader says, despite COVID-19 deaths, winter of uncertainty ahead
Despite the rising proportion of COVID-19 deaths attributed to seniors and the uncertainty of what the winter months might bring,...