One U.S. child loses a parent or caregiver for every four COVID-19 deaths, a new modeling study published today in Pediatrics reveals. The findings illustrate orphanhood as a hidden and ongoing secondary tragedy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and emphasizes […]
So Far, Over 140k Children Have Lost Primary or Secondary Caregivers to Covid-19 Read More »
COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective in preventing symptomatic illness among health care workers in real-world settings. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that health care personnel who received a two-dose regimen of Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine had
mRNA Jabs Reduced Healthcare Personnel Covid Risk by 89-96% Read More »
About 40% of Texas nursing home workers are unvaccinated and could face dismissal or quit their jobs under a federal vaccination requirement for the industry.. Texas nursing homes, crippled by a pandemic that ravaged their residents and decimated their workforce,
Texas Nursing Homes Request $400 Million to Address Staffing Crisis Read More »
Today, CDC released three studies in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) that highlight the importance of using layered prevention strategies including universal masking to stop the spread and minimize disruptions to school operations for safe in-person education. These
CDC Studies Show More COVID-19 Cases in Areas Without School Masking Policies Read More »
Overdose deaths involving methamphetamine nearly tripled from 2015 to 2019 among people ages 18-64 in the United States, according to a study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The number of
Newswise — American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has launched Hear Us Out, a nationwide effort to report nurses’ reality from the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic and urge those who have yet to be vaccinated to reconsider. In
Hear Us Out Campaign Reports Nurses’ COVID-19 Reality Read More »
Republican legislators in more than half of U.S. states, spurred on by voters angry about lockdowns and mask mandates, are taking away the powers state and local officials use to protect the public against infectious diseases. A KHN review of
Elected Officials in 26 States Have Successfully Neutered Public Health Departments Read More »
The National Institutes of Health awarded nearly $470 million to build a national study population of diverse research volunteers and support large-scale studies on the long-term effects of COVID-19. The NIH REsearching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative made the parent award
NIH Awards Nearly $470 Million to Fund Nationwide Long Covid (PASC) Study Read More »
The American Nurses Association (ANA), representing the interests of the nation’s 4.3 million registered nurses, supports the actions included in President Joe Biden’s multi-pronged COVID-19 Action Plan, “Path out of the Pandemic” released last Thursday, in particular the new requirements
Grant: ANA Applauds White House COVID-19 Action Plan Read More »
Getting more people to wear masks, particularly surgical masks, is effective in reducing COVID-19, according to a new study led by researchers from Yale University, Stanford Medical School, University of California, Berkeley, and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA). The randomized evaluation conducted
Large-Scale Study: Wearing Surgical Masks Does Help “Flatten the Curve” Read More »
