Infectious Disease - Page 838

July 23, 2021

Washington, DC, public schools to require face masks this fall

Public school students in Washington, D.C., will resume in-person lessons in the fall, but the city will require face masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 when they do.

July 23, 2021

New Zealand suspends travel bubble with Australia over rising coronavirus cases

New Zealand on Friday suspended its quarantine-free travel bubble with Australia for at least eight weeks due to a growing COVID-19 cluster in Sydney.

July 23, 2021

COVID mask mandate: Americans sound off on possibility of new mask mandate

Fox News took to the streets of Washington, DC to ask residents and tourists if they would be willing to mask back up.

July 23, 2021

Colorado reports plague-infected fleas and animals, blames disease for 10-year-old’s death

Colorado health officials are investigating plague activity across a handful of counties, with plague-related causes behind the death of a child.

July 23, 2021

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine protective against severe outcomes from delta variant, more data suggests

Early findings from the real-world vaccine rollout in Canada suggested one dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot, not yet authorized in the U.S., was protective against poor outcomes from the highly transmissible delta variant.

July 23, 2021

How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke ⁠— even thousands of miles away

Smoke from the nearly 80 wildfires burning more than 1.4 million acres across the U.S. has spread over thousands of miles during the past couple of weeks, raising health and safety concerns for residents of rural communities and major cities alike.

July 23, 2021

Philadelphia officials advise masks for fully vaccinated people in public indoor spaces again

Philadelphia officials have revised the city's mask guidance, encouraging everyone to wear face masks in public indoor spaces regardless of vaccination status as the more virulent delta variant of COVID-19 continues to spread. 

July 23, 2021

Sean Penn won’t return to Watergate TV series until all cast, crew get vaccinated

Penn has offered to facilitate the mandatory-for-all vaccination effort, free of charge, through his nonprofit organization Community Organized Relief Effort.

July 23, 2021

China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine may offer elderly poor protection: study

A new study suggests that a Sinopharm vaccine offers poor protection from COVID-19 among the elderly, raising questions for dozens of countries that have given the Chinese company’s shots to their most vulnerable populations.

July 23, 2021

MSNBC medical analyst: We need universal masking in schools to create a safe environment

MSNBC medical analyst Dr. Kavita Patel argued Friday that universal masking for all children aged 12 and under would create a safe environment in schools as they reopen for the Fall.