Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

CDC: Child care flu vaccination requirements seem effective

(HealthDay)—Requiring the flu vaccination for child care admission seems to have increased vaccination rates and led to lower hospitalization rates for influenza in young children, according to a report published in the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Delta variant now behind over 50% of US cases

The highly contagious Delta variant now accounts for more than half of all new coronavirus infections in the United States, new government data shows.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

US daily virus toll below 1,000 for first time in months

For the first time in nearly three and a half months, the United States recorded fewer than 1,000 deaths in a day from COVID-19 on Monday, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Gerontology & Geriatrics

Unvaccinated staff eyed in rising nursing home cases, deaths

Lagging vaccination rates among nursing home staff are being linked to a national increase in COVID-19 infections and deaths at senior facilities, and are at the center of a federal investigation in a hard-hit Colorado location ...

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