by Pamela Dahlen | Dec 24, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
At least 181 public health leaders in 38 states have resigned, retired or been fired amid the turmoil of the pandemic. The departures come as backlash against public health is rising with threats to officials’ personal safety and legislative and legal efforts to strip...
by William Jester | Dec 24, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Researchers screened 3,904 employees and clinicians at a New Jersey hospital between late April and late June for the SARS-CoV-2 virus and for lgG-antibodies to the virus, whose presence suggests past recent infection. The study in Open Forum Infectious Diseases finds...
by Pamela Dahlen | Dec 23, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
In the race to get COVID vaccines out the door, public health experts have labored over who should receive vaccinations first. But they also hope to find solutions to deep-rooted unfairness laid bare by the virus, with Black, LatinX and indigenous people more likely...
by William Jester | Dec 23, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
There are currently more than 150 different COVID-19 vaccines under development. Of these, more than 50 have reached human trials, and seven have been approved for emergency or full use in parts of Europe, North America, and Asia. In the United States, two...
by William Jester | Dec 23, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
In the midst of an ongoing nationwide opioid crisis, the global COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted people with substance use disorders – and particularly opioid use disorders. Social distancing requirements, shelter-in-place orders and the many unknowns...
