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Counties in the United States with large Black, Asian and Hispanic populations were hit harder by Covid-19 in the early months of the pandemic, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a new study published Wednesday, CDC researchers said more than a quarter of counties with large Asian or Black populations

Months before the US Food and Drug Administration even authorized the first Covid-19 vaccine, there were many conversations and debates going on about who should be put at the front of the line to get it. Different advisory panels and patient advocacy groups came out with suggested recommendations. Eventually, the US Centers for Disease Control

Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Mazie Hirono on Tuesday backed off their threat to vote against any of President Joe Biden’s nominees who aren’t minorities, after going public with their anger that the Cabinet lacks Asian Americans, and Duckworth earlier saying she felt insulted by the White House’s attempts to brush off her concerns. The move

Burned out medical staff suffering from trauma and in some cases PTSD, the erosion of public trust in hospitals, and frustration over the “unpredictable and insufficient” supply of vaccines are just some of the problems outlined in a new report on US hospitals released by the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general Wednesday.

For many parents whose children have attended school online for the better part of a year, mass vaccinations could mean looking ahead to what life with in-person instruction could be. We all must continue to take Covid safety precautions for now, but at the same time we very well might be in the homestretch of

The thought of summer camp in the not-too-distant future will likely bring smiles to many parents’ faces. After all, splashing in a pool, getting messy with arts and crafts, and running around a soccer or baseball field is probably a welcome break from nonstop Roblox games, too much time spent on social media, and endless

In an unusual statement released early Tuesday, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said the independent board that reviews data from multiple Covid-19 vaccine candidates has raised concerns about AstraZeneca’s announcement of efficacy data from its vaccine trial. “The DSMB expressed concern that AstraZeneca may have included outdated information from that trial, which

Fully vaccinated people should feel free to visit their unvaccinated family and friends without restrictions, but visits should be limited to one unvaccinated household at a time, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said Monday. And sorry, but even fully vaccinated grandparents should not be bringing their grandkids to church or otherwise exposing them

More women than men skipped health care services during the pandemic, and a disproportionate share of those with prior health or economic issues have experienced worsening health conditions as a result, according to a report released Monday by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The report authors say the gaps in care could result in more women

A fifth company — AstraZeneca — released data Monday about how well its coronavirus vaccine works and said it plans to ask the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization in the coming weeks. Drug giant AstraZeneca said Monday its vaccine, developed with Britain’s Oxford University, showed about 79% efficacy in preventing symptomatic

More and more American schoolchildren are returning to the classroom. In New York, 55,000 of the city’s public school high schoolers returned Monday. (That’s a fraction of the city’s high schoolers, but it’s a start). In Los Angeles, the teacher’s union approved a plan to get elementary school kids back by mid-April and middle and