This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration on April 13, 2021 halted use of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine that has been…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Kids are eager to play ball, and parents are eager to be back on the sidelines supporting them. But COVID-19 cases have risen in places where kids have been playing…
To track how well different countries and U.S. states are responding to the pandemic—and to make valid cross-country and cross-state comparisons of key outcomes—uniform measures are needed. Researchers evaluate the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Jemez Pueblo and Laguna Pueblo tribes, located in New Mexico, are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its rollback of protections on waterways vital for their food systems and…
Since the COVID-19 virus was discovered, the world has waited for a vaccine that would help our lives return to some level of normalcy. Now that vaccine distribution has begun,…
Thanks to a robust public-private partnership, Blue Shield of California has accelerated and expanded California’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution as a third-party administrator. In March 2021, in collaboration with Blue Shield…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many of the latest findings on the American diet are not encouraging. Almost half of U.S. adults, or 46%, have a poor-quality diet, with too little fish, whole grains, fruits,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Vaccine hesitancy—the delay by people to get inoculated even when shots are widely available—appears likely to be one more hurdle in ending the COVID-19 pandemic. The CDC would typically lead…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than half of all global COVID-19 deaths reported over the last week were found in the Americas—reporting more than 1.3 million new cases and 37,000 deaths, PAHO reports. But…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even as much of the country thrills at the prospect of getting their COVID-19 shots, sizable pockets need convincing. In the immigrant and refugee communities of southwestern Kansas, cultural barriers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Prioritizing who receives the limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines available saves lives and reduces spread of infection, a new study shows. While there is mostly universal agreement that older people…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People who gave birth in the hospital and their nurses report the negative consequences of hospitals’ pandemic policies in a new study. “We found that visitor restrictions and separation policies…