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Increases in new COVID cases among children far outpace vaccinations
August 3, 2021
Almost 8 months into their vaccination odyssey, children aged 16-17 years just passed an important milestone.
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CDC calls for masks in schools, hard-hit areas, even if vaccinated
July 28, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) once again is recommending that some Americans wear masks indoors. The agency has called for masks in K-12 school settings and in areas of the United States experiencing high or substantial SA...
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Children and COVID: Vaccinations, new cases both rising
July 27, 2021
The increase in vaccine initiation was fairly modest for the week of July 16-22, but the latest jump in new cases was not.
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CDC panel updates info on rare side effect after J&J vaccine
July 23, 2021
To date, more than 12 million doses of the vaccine have been administered, making the rate of GBS 8.1 cases for every million doses administered.
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Children and COVID: New vaccinations increase as cases continue to climb
July 20, 2021
Vaccine initiations among children aged 12-15 years had declined in 6 of the previous 7 weeks.
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Children and COVID: New vaccinations drop as the case count rises
July 13, 2021
About a quarter of all 12- to 15-year-olds and 37% of 16- and 17-year-olds have been fully vaccinated.
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Delta becomes dominant coronavirus variant in U.S.
July 7, 2021
Health officials are watching other variants (Epsilon and Lambda) that could evade vaccine protection and lead to major outbreaks this year.
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Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act
June 17, 2021
The court voted 7-2 to block the GOP-led suit saying the plaintiffs did not have the right to bring the case.
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CDC director cites rise in hospitalizations in urging teen vaccinations
June 8, 2021
“Among hospitalized adolescents, nearly one-third required intensive care unit admission.”
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CDC: New botulism guidelines focus on mass casualty events
June 2, 2021
The new guidance “was really specific [and] was meant to address the gap in guidance for mass casualty settings.”
