Police, firefighters had job with highest COVID death rates in 2020: CDC
Police officers, firefighters and other protection service employees had the occupation with the highest death rates from COVID-19 in 2020,...
Vaccines
CDC’s move paves way for California to require school COVID vaccines — but lawmakers have given up for now
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccination advisors voted last week to recommend all children get the COVID-19...
CDC data: people of color much less likely to receive Paxlovid, other COVID treatments
People of color with a COVID-19 diagnosis were much less likely to receive Paxlovid and other treatments than white patients,...
GOP strengthens grip on education in America as Democrats scramble
The video starts as many attack ads do: an ominous voice invoking fear. In this case, though, the video doesn’t...
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State’s remaining COVID-19 orders lifting with state of emergency ending soon
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Thirteen of Gov. Jay Inslee’s remaining COVID-19 health care-related orders were lifted on Thursday.The remaining 10 orders,...
Tuberculosis deaths and disease increase during the COVID-19 pandemic
An estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2021, an increase of 4.5% from 2020, and 1.6 million...
New Covid boosters aren’t better than old shots at neutralizing omicron BA.5, early studies find
The new COVID-19 booster which includes protection for Omicron at AltaMed Health Services in South Gate on Thursday, October 6,...
How China uses health diplomacy as a soft power tool
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is remarkably transparent about its aim to reform the international order. In this pursuit, Beijing views...
People of color less likely to receive Paxlovid and other Covid-19 treatments, according to CDC study
CNN — People of color – especially Black and Hispanic people – were less likely to receive Paxlovid and other...
The Controversy Over Lab-Grown COVID-19 Viruses
On October 14, a team of scientists at Boston University released a pre-print study reporting that they had created a...