Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Providing Protection Against Omicron Variant Available at No Cost
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that people with Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage, private insurance coverage, or no health coverage can get COVID-19 vaccines, including the updated Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, at no cost, for as long as the federal government continues purchasing and distributing these COVID-19 vaccines.
‘Out of control’ STD situation prompts call for changes
Sharply rising cases of some sexually transmitted diseases — including a 26% rise in new syphilis infections reported last year — are prompting U.S. health officials to call for new prevention and treatment efforts.
WHO: COVID end ‘in sight,’ deaths at lowest since March 2020
The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long global outbreak.
Coronavirus Files: WH plans for annual vaccines; long COVID risk linked to mental health
The U.S. is ready to transition to annual COVID shots, officials said at an upbeat White House press conference last week. Of course, that plan could change if some new variant emerges.
Air Pollution Heightened COVID Risk in Low-Income Pregnant New Yorkers
Pregnant, low-income New Yorkers living in neighborhoods with higher levels of air pollution were 60 percent more likely to test positive for COVID-19, according to a new study led by scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Study results appear in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
