Posted on · Nearly 10 percent of the passengers aboard Princess Cruises' Ruby Princess between Feb. 26 and March 5 reported symptoms including vomiting and diarrhea. Princess Cruises said the "likely" cause of the gastrointestinal illnesses was norovirus.
Posted on · Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle's decision hinged on a definition of the word 'sanitation' that public health experts and legal scholars say missed the mark.
Posted on · The Biden administration will continue to require travelers to wear masks on planes and other forms of public transport.
Posted on · Texas’ Chief State Epidemiologist says nearly 99% of the state population has developed at least some immune response to COVID-19. However, other public health experts caution the virus can be unpredictable.
Posted on · The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases topped 280,000 this week as the omicron variant spreads rapidly across the country, according to Johns Hopkins University's tracker.
Posted on · Cutting the isolation for positive cases to five days could lead to more infections if people don't take masking seriously. A testing requirement would have made the policy safer, experts say.
Posted on · The CDC released two reports Friday following months of warnings from doctors and health officials that this group is particularly vulnerable to COVID.
Posted on · Once final approval is given Houston health officials say addressing vaccine hesitancy in parents and reaching underserved communities will be key.
Posted on · The new federal rules will require that all businesses with at least 100 employees ensure that every worker is either fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing for the coronavirus.
Posted on · The court's six conservative justices said the CDC exceeded its authority by issuing the two-month pause on evictions in much of the country.
Posted on · A former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides his expertise as listeners navigate their concerns for others and for their own independence.
Posted on · Democratic allies have called on the Biden administration to extend the federal eviction moratorium, but the White House maintains that its hands are tied by a Supreme Court ruling.
Posted on · Reversing earlier guidance, the agency is encouraging indoor masking for fully vaccinated people under certain circumstances.
Posted on · Reversing a months-long downward trend, deaths from COVID-19 have begun rising steadily this week. More than 99% of the recent fatalities were among people who had not been vaccinated.
Posted on · The fully-vaccinated members are showing no symptoms or mild symptoms and the caucus is adhering to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.