Smokers in the United States who received cigarette packs with graphic warning labels hid their packs 38% more often, but stopped hiding their cigarettes when they returned to regular packs without the graphic warning labels.
An estimated 47.1 million American adults reported current (every day or some days) tobacco product use in 2020, including 30.8 million who smoked cigarettes.
The American Lung Association has begun a new Awareness, Trust and Action campaign to educate Black Americans about clinical trials and increase their representation.
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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The US government has purchased an additional 200 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, including the option to purchase other COVID-19 vaccine candidates from Moderna’s pipeline.
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