Author: Adeel Hassan
Covid Vaccine Misinformation Still Fuels Fears Surrounding Pregnancy, a New Study Finds.
Health experts, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, recommend that pregnant women get vaccinated against the coronavirus as soon as possible, to protect both maternal and fetal health.
Alameda County in California Reinstates Indoor Mask Mandate
Officials cited growing hospitalizations in reimposing the policy.
Omicron Subvariant BA.2.12.1 Becomes Dominant in U.S. Virus Cases
The development comes as the United States recently began averaging more than 100,000 new confirmed cases per day again, according to a New York Times database, for the first time since February.
U.S. Surpasses 1 Million Known Covid Deaths
While Covid stole lives from all strata of society, it magnified disparities based on factors like sex, age, health care access, income and housing.
The World Is as Vulnerable as Ever to Pandemics, an Expert Panel Concludes
The authors of the new report zeroed in on the uneven distribution of vaccines around the world as one of the major hurdles to overcome.
Measles cases are surging because the pandemic disrupted childhood vaccinations, global agencies say.
A rise of nearly 80 percent in reported measles cases in the first two months of 2022 is the result of millions of children missing out on routine shots, the U.N. and W.H.O. said.
The U.S. is extending a vaccine rule for international travelers at its land borders.
Unlike air travelers entering the United States, land and ferry travelers will still not have to show a recent negative coronavirus test to cross the border.
World Surpasses Half a Billion Known Coronavirus Cases
There have almost certainly been far more infections than that among the global population of 7.9 billion, with many going undetected or unreported, and the reporting gap may only grow wider as some countries, including the United States, scale back of…