The Florida Department of Health updated its COVID-19 mortality reporting process, which affects how the official state and CDC data are interpreted. Previously, like other states, Florida assigned dates to…
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A NBC report reported that pharmacies and state governments in the US have thrown away at least 15 million doses of COVID vaccines since March 1. One contributing factor to…
A new COIVD variant, C.1.2. Researchers at South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases and the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform found C.1.2 has between 44-59 mutations in regions…
Now that the US has become the global COVID hot spot, the European Union is recommending that its 27 member countries reinstate restrictions on American travelers. E.U. officials decided Monday to remove…
With the FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine, as expected, companies are beginning to tighten their vaccination requirements. Delta Air Lines is implementing a $200 monthly health insurance surcharge for…
A CDC study in nursing homes showed that two doses of mRNA vaccines were 74.7% effective against infection early in the vaccination program but declined to 53.1% three months later…
Doctors say this surge could have been avoided if more people were vaccinated and continued following preventive measures such as masking and physically distancing. One infectious disease specialist at the…
Federal regulators granted full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine — a milestone that could help increase inoculation rates and spark a wave of vaccine mandates by employers and universities…
COVID-19 Positive Testing Rate (Week Ending August 12, 2021) The early state guidance set a positive testing rate below 10% as the benchmark for reopening, such as schools, and the…
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Biden administration is expected to announce that Americans who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 should receive a booster shot to ensure continued…