A New Study Reveals the Alarming Impact of COVID-19 on Incarcerated Individuals A recent study has brought to light the disproportionate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on incarcerated individuals, particularly within US prisons. The study found that there was a shocking 77% increase in mortality rates within US prisons during the year 2020. This increase …
Amid a “tripledemic”, health officers in the Bay Area shared guidelines to safely navigate the upcoming holiday season, following an increase in COVID-19, influenza, and RSV cases. COVID-19 hospitalizations grew by 48% in California over a month, and it now accounts for a larger share of deaths. COVID-related hospitalizations continued to rise nationally, as predicted …
As COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to trend upwards, Milwaukee’s health commissioner reports that only “very low” number of city residents have received the latest COVID-19 vaccine. Health Commissioner Mike Totoraitis told a Milwaukee Common Council committee that only about 5% of Milwaukee residents have been vaccinated with the updated vaccine, which became available in September. Whereas …
Health Officials Urge Utahns to Get Vaccinated as COVID-19 Cases Rise (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Syringes used to administer COVID-19 vaccinations in Utah County. Utah has “very high” levels of COVID-19 in its wastewater, according to a new CDC monitoring dashboard, and public health officials urge everyone to get vaccinated as cases …
Vaccination rates for the Covid shot are slowing. Experts and vaccine makers believe that the rates for U.S. Covid shots in 2024 and beyond will likely resemble those seen in 2023. They are uncertain whether vaccination rates will increase in the future and what would prompt more people to be vaccinated. A sluggish uptake of …
FDA approves updated vaccine to fight COVID variants as cases rise An updated COVID vaccine has been approved by the FDA, paving the way for a fight against variants as cases rise across the country. Ryan Ross, USA TODAY Incidence of a COVID-19 variant appears to have increased threefold in the U.S. in recent weeks, …
Many millennials are discovering that they may be experiencing long-term COVID effects after identifying with a Reddit thread on the topic. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, individuals who were infected with the virus have reported long-term effects that can persist for weeks, months, or even years afterward. A post in the …
After identifying with a Reddit thread for millennials, many are realizing that they might have long COVID. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic at the outset of 2020, many people who were infected with the virus have experienced long-term effects from the infection, which can range from lasting weeks to lasting months or years …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated on Monday that nearly 10% of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have been identified as the BA.2.86 variant, nearly three times the figures recorded two weeks ago. Analysis of specimens obtained from testing laboratories reveals that the variant is predominantly prevalent in the Northeast. Specifically, 13.1% …
There are several circulating subvariants of Omicron globally. But what are they and why are we not as concerned as WHO officials about it? ADVERTISEMENT While the height of the pandemic may be over, the virus that causes COVID-19 continues to mutate with multiple variants circulating in every country. Yet despite this, testing and surveillance …