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Placeholder while article actions load The Biden administration plans to begin sending out tens of thousands of vaccine doses in an effort to control a record monkeypox outbreak that many experts say is far larger than the official count of 306 cases, according to four people who were not authorized to discuss the plan. The […]
Test tubes labelled “Monkeypox virus positive and negative” are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) – The Biden administration announced on Wednesday it is expanding monkeypox testing capacity to five commercial laboratory companies amid rising cases.
Summary What is already known about this topic? Persons with disabilities are at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19, including death. What is added by this report? COVID-19–associated hospitalization rates among disability-eligible Medicare beneficiaries (3,148 per 100,000) were approximately 50% higher than rates among age-eligible (i.e., ≥65 years) beneficiaries (2,129 per 100,000), and hospitalization […]
Congressional Republicans have effectively obstructed President Joe Biden’s $22.5 billion request for more Covid relief funds by demanding a full accounting of how previous Covid appropriations have been spent. In doing so, they’re implying the appropriations haven’t been spent appropriately. Being hawks about the budget during a pandemic has consequences. A White House official said […]
Summary What is already known about this topic? American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons across the United States face substantial health disparities, including a disproportionate incidence of COVID-19 illness. What is added by this report? AI/AN persons living in Alaska are at increased risk for COVID-19 illness, COVID-19–associated hospitalization, and COVID-19–related death compared with […]
A new subvariant of omicron has continued to assert its dominance as the primary strain of COVID-19 circulating in the United States, making up nearly 60% of cases nationwide according to the latest estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to new CDC data released Tuesday, the BA.2.12.1 subvariant of omicron, which […]
The CDC said there’s no need for a mass vaccination campaign for the public. May 24, 2022, 12:33 AM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article With seven people in the U.S. now confirmed or presumed to have monkeypox, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the risk […]
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Topline The seven-day average of new Covid-19 cases rose above 100,000 Saturday for the first time since February 18, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with multiple subvariants of omicron accounting for nearly all new cases. People walk past a Covid testing site on May 17, 2022 in New York City. (Photo […]