Truthout
COVID-19
Child COVID Diagnoses Surpass 500,000 Just as Schools Start Reopening
The current 500,000 plus infections among children are 60 times greater than what they were at this time last year.
Georgia Vaccination Drive Shuts Down After Anti-Vaxxers Threaten & Harass Staff
Only 41 percent of Georgia residents are fully vaccinated, a figure that's more than 10 points below the national rate.
CDC Says Unvaccinated Americans Should Not Travel This Labor Day Weekend
Being vaccinated should be on everyone's travel “checklist,” White House COVID Response Coordinator Jeffrey Zients said.
FL Altered How It Measured COVID Deaths, Making It Look Like They Were Declining
The change resulted in a reported statewide average daily death count of just 46 when it should have been 262.
HHS Creates New Office to Address Climate Crisis as Public Health Issue
The office will focus on identifying and addressing climate impacts on public health in disadvantaged areas.
Vaccination Can Stem the Rise of New Variants. Time to Double Down.
A new variant from South Africa underscores the fact that new mutations emerge in individuals with prolonged COVID.
Nearly 4 in 5 People in US Say They’ll Get COVID Shots as Vaccine Refusal Drops
The results of the poll come one week after the FDA gave full approval to one of the COVID vaccines.
FL Imposes Penalties on School Districts With Mask Rules, Despite Court Ruling
A judge ruled last week that the governor's ban violates the same Parents' Bill of Rights it was trying to impose.
US COVID Hospitalization Rate Tops 100,000, Highest Since Winter’s Peaks
High hospitalization rates have led hospitals to be overwhelmed and short on vital supplies like oxygen.
US Leads the World in 7-Day Average of New Daily COVID Cases, Death Count
Over 1,500 Americans are dying daily from coronavirus, with 156,000 new cases being identified each day as well.