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.
The US FDA has requested a total budget of $6.5 billion as part of the President’s FY22 budget -- a nearly 8% increase over FY21.
On Monday, the United States death toll for COVID-19 passed 500,000. The milestone comes slightly more than a year since the first confirmed coronavirus-related death on Feb 6, 2020.
The CDC reports that 3.6 million American youth reported current e-cigarette use in 2020, a decline from 5.4 million in 2019, but health experts say flavored vapes are addicting kids and CDC/FDA are allowing it.
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A new study of adolescents who have used e-cigarettes over the course of a month highlights certain factors that are most associated with frequent use.
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There are now more than 1,000,000 known cases of coronavirus in the United States, which accounts for 32.5% of the global total.
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CDC data shows that lab confirmed influenza-associated hospitalization rates are overall higher than most recent seasons.
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Nearly 1-in-4 coronavirus cases (23.6%) have been reported in the United States, but at least 176 nations have reported infections.
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The International Olympic Committee has officially postponed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics until 2021 due to risks presented by COVID-19.
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Drive-thru coronavirus testing centers have popped up in several states, appearing outside medical centers, in shopping mall parking lots, and even next to churches.
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Global coronavirus infections have just exceeded 303,001, as cases in the United States and Italy...
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Social distancing measures implemented across America to fight the spread of COVID-19 have had the unfortunate side effect of curtailing blood donations.
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On Wednesday, the United States and Italy saw their COVID-19 cases spike by nearly 3,000 and 4,000 respectively, and their death tolls hit 150 and 2,978.
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Johns Hopkins researchers estimate that SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus that causes COVID-19) has a median disease incubation period of 5.1 days.
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The United States saw its greatest single-day spike in coronavirus infections and fatalities on Mar 17, as COVID-19 surged by 2,075 cases and 28 deaths. The US totals now stand at 6,362 known infections and 114 deaths.
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