Updated data provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that hospitalizations for COVID-19 have fallen for a fourth consecutive week, suggesting that a so-called “surge” over the summer has faltered. For the week ending Oct. 7, hospitalizations are down by 8.2 percent, emergency department visits …
Read More »CDC stops printing COVID vaccination cards
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are no longer printing the COVID vaccination cards that became a trademark of the pandemic, according to its website. “CDC no longer distributes the white CDC COVID-19 Vaccination cards and does not maintain vaccination records,” the CDC website states on its Frequently Asked Questions page …
Read More »CDC Data Reveals Obesity Rates Surge in More States
The battle against obesity in the United States is facing an uphill struggle as new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals a worrying surge in obesity rates nationwide. The data, based on the CDC’s state-based Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, conducted by telephone survey, points to …
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