As adoption of zero emissions vehicles (ZEV) increased within a given zip code, local air pollution levels and asthma-related emergency room visits dropped, according to new research from USC's Keck School of Medicine.
Data from the most recently reported week shows a 7.7% flu positivity rate for samples tested in laboratories throughout the country, one of the highest flu-positivity rates of the season.
Flu activity is sporadic across the country and, currently, there are no states with high levels of Influenza.
Researchers say changing the supermarket checkout experience could reduce transmission of COVID-19.
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The CDC says people with COVID-19 should isolate for 5 days and if they are asymptomatic or their symptoms are resolving, followed by 5 days of wearing a mask when around others.
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While flu, RSV, and other respiratory virus infections declined sharply, rhinovirus/enterovirus persisted and continued to circulate among children.
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Banning menthol flavors in cigarettes could reduce smoking by 15% by having smokers quit tobacco or switch to vaping products, which would prevent 16,250 tobacco-related deaths per year by 2060.
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Nearly half of Black parents (48%) were hesitant about the COVID-19 vaccine for their child, compared to 33% of Latinx parents and 26% of white parents, according to survey results from Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
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A study of the 9 largest US cities showed that high vaccination neighborhoods had more white residents, fewer people of color, higher incomes, and lower poverty rates; and lower historical COVID-19 death rates.
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The early COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the US prevented nearly 140,000 deaths and 3 million cases of COVID-19 by the second week of May 2021.
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The CDC is partnering with the Georgia Department of Public Health on an innovative community initiative leveraging local artists as trusted vaccine messengers.
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Even as COVID-19 cases plummet, US hospitals may not be adequately prepared for the next pandemic, researchers assess.
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Researchers estimate the COVID-19 vaccination rollout in the United States prevented 279,000 additional deaths by June 2021, as well as 1.25 million hospitalizations, according to their study published by The Commonwealth Fund.
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A new Gallup poll reports that 29% of surveyed Americans believe the COVID-19 pandemic is over, while 71% do not. In addition, 89% believe the situation in the US is improving.
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Bloomberg reports that the gap between the most- and least-vaccinated counties in the United States is widening, with some rural counties yet to reach even a 30% first-dose vaccine threshold.
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