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National health survey comes to Jefferson County
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) – Don’t be surprised if you get an invitation in the mail for a free health screening. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be in Jefferson County soon to get a pulse on local health. The agency is doing this through the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The …
Our public health system needs an overhaul — Congress can start here
Two years and numerous variants into the COVID-19 pandemic, our national response continues to be defined by mixed messages and unforced errors. Try as we might, that isn’t going to change until and unless we overhaul our public health infrastructure. The fact is, our current patchwork of federal institutions — namely the Centers for Disease …
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine unpaused in U.S. as CDC, FDA update guidance
Federal health agencies say they are ending their recommended pause on use of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine, following the vote of a panel of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on resuming the single-shot vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration says they have revised their emergency use authorization for the vaccine …
Dane County health officials: Fully vaccinated can get close, ditch the masks | Local Government
The state’s first such clinic started this week at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. The Federal Emergency Management Agency coordinates the operations using part of the state’s allocation of vaccine. Support Local Journalism Your membership makes our reporting possible. {{featured_button_text}} Dane County, the state and FEMA “remain in active conversations about planning for the potential …
Trump-Era COVID-19 Guidance Was Outdated, Downplayed Severity: CDC
Not all of the coronavirus health guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the Trump administration was based on the best scientific evidence or even primarily authored by the agency’s staff, according to a review ordered by the CDC’s new director. The review aimed to ensure that the CDC’s current and …
Health Officials Report ‘Practically Nonexistent’ Flu Season – NBC Chicago
Though the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread throughout the U.S., health officials reported a virtually “nonexistent” influenza season. Officials prepared for the possibility of a “twin pandemic” involving COVID-19 and influenza, University of Wisconsin Health said, though data shows it seems to have not arrived. “While we are not out of respiratory season yet, UW …
Health officials urge vaccinations as COVID variants spread
(CNN) – As the number of new daily COVID cases across the United States is trending down, officials are urging Americans to keep their guards up. “This is a national emergency and the approach we are taking reflects this,” said Andy Slavitt with the White House COVID-19 response team. The latest U.S. data shows mutations …
Health Experts Investigate Doctor Who Died Weeks After Receiving Covid Vaccine – NBC 6 South Florida
Health authorities are investigating the case of a South Florida doctor who died from a rare condition two weeks after receiving the first dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine. Dr. Michael, who had worked as an OBGYN at Mt. Sinai Medical Center for more than a decade, died on January 3rd. According to his wife Heidi …