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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon
NPR
Military
National
Public Health

U.S. military moves to discharge service members who refuse to get vaccinated

3 years ago

Brianna Ocampo, 8, receives her second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from Lurie Children's hospital registered nurse Yorman Gomez at Northwest Community Church in Chicago, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital's mobile vaccine clinic visited Belmont Cragin to help ensure adults and kids can be fully-vaccinated for the holiday season. 
The clinic was not be providing Dose 1 of the vaccine, and only provided youth and adult Dose 2, Dose 3 and booster vaccines. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Health Care
Public Health

Pfizer study tests extra COVID vaccine dose for kids under 5

It's not clear how much the study change will delay the quest for vaccinating the youngest children.

3 years ago

A nurse tests a student for COVID-19 at Brandeis Elementary School in Louisville, Ky. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
NPR
K-12
Public Health

New CDC guidance encourages more testing to limit school quarantines

The announcement elevates and updates existing guidance that some schools around the country have already been following.

3 years ago

A gloved hand holds up a syringe of the COVID-19 vaccine
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly to keep giving Johnson and Johnson vax – with new warning – following CDC recommendation

Advisors to the CDC voted unanimously to downgrade recommending the J&J vaccine because in rare cases it can cause serious blood clots.

3 years ago

FILE - Protestors light flares during a demonstration against measures to battle the coronavirus pandemic in Vienna, Austria, on Dec. 11, 2021. New research indicates that far-right extremists and white supremacists are gaining new followers and influence by co-opting conspiracy theories about COVID-19.  (AP Photo/Florian Schroetter, File)
Media
Public Health

Far-right using COVID-19 theories to grow reach, study shows

White supremacists and far-right extremists are using the social media platform Telegram to expand their reach and recruit followers.

3 years ago

Pedestrians wait in line to get tested for COVID-19
National
Public Health

COVID-19 fears dash hopes for the holiday season — again

This year’s holiday season was supposed to be a do-over for last year’s subdued celebrations. Instead it’s turning into a redux of restrictions and rising angst.

3 years ago

This photo provided by the Cannon River Drug and Violent Task Force shows a box containing methamphetamine. (Cannon River Drug and Violent Task Force via AP)
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Public Safety

Stimulant use on the rise in Pennsylvania, new report finds

The data from Gaudenzia represents over 14,000 people treated at its facilities in 16 Pa. counties, Delaware and Maryland in FY2021.

3 years ago

A syringe with an influenza vaccine inside heads to its mark during a flu vaccination at Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. This flu season started early and all but two states reported widespread outbreaks by the week ended Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From 1982 to 2018, the flu most often peaked in February, so there's a good chance the rest of the states will see their cases increase this year
Kids
Medicine
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly health officials urge flu vaccine for kids as hospitals reach their limits

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is already feeling the strain of providing for patients as flu season adds to demand from COVID-19.

3 years ago

FILE - This Sept. 22, 2010 file photo shows bottles of abortion pills at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 loosened some restrictions on the pill mifepristone, allowing it to be dispensed by more pharmacies. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, file)
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

U.S. regulators lift in-person restrictions on abortion pill

Officials said Thursday that a scientific review supported broadening access and allowing more pharmacies — including mail-order services— to distribute the medication.

3 years ago

Doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine is packaged in a box at the McKesson facility on March 1, 2021 in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. (Pool/Getty Images)
NPR
Public Health

CDC advisers vote to narrow use of J&J vaccine due to concerns about rare blood clots

The recommendation was prompted by the occurrence of a rare and sometimes fatal blood clotting problem called thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, or TTS.

3 years ago

Can animals get or spread COVID-19? (AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin)
Animals
Public Health

Can your pet get COVID-19?

Dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits, otters, hyenas and white-tailed deer are among the animals that have tested positive, in most cases after contracting it from infected people.

3 years ago

A conceptual computer illustration showing coronaviruses damaging neurons and amyloid plaques in brain tissue
NPR
Biology
Public Health

From blood clots to infected neurons, how COVID threatens the brain

The virus that causes COVID-19 can cause strokes, inflammation, oxygen deprivation and infection in the brain. And each of these may lead to long-term neurological problems.

3 years ago

People wear face coverings inside Grand Central Market
NPR
National
Public Health

As omicron spreads, health experts push for mask mandates. But few states have one

Just ten states have active mask mandates, despite the fact that omicron is moving in on the U.S. fast. Despite their political unpopularity, research shows masks still work.

3 years ago

Signage for the University of Pennsylvania
Health Care
Higher Education
Public Health

Colleges go back to drawing board — again — to fight COVID

Colleges across the U.S. are starting to require booster shots, extend mask mandates, and in some cases revert to online classes as they brace for the new omicron variant.

3 years ago

James Truong (L) administers a Moderna coronavirus vaccine
NPR
Medicine
Public Health

Omicron evades Moderna vaccine too, study suggests, but boosters help

The Moderna vaccine's ability to shield against infection drops sharply when tested on the omicron variant. But getting a booster pumps the protection back up again.

3 years ago

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