COVID-19 U.S. surgeon general warns of youth mental health crisis because of the pandemic By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | December 7, 2021 The pandemic "exacerbated the unprecedented stresses young people already faced," Murthy wrote.
covid How can scientists update coronavirus vaccines for omicron? By Deborah Fuller, Professor of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Washington | The Conversation | December 3, 2021 A microbiologist answers five questions about how Moderna and Pfizer could rapidly adjust mRNA vaccines.
COVID-19 Is it time to change the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’? By Victoria Knight | Kaiser Health News | December 3, 2021 Experts weigh in as the federal government urges everyone to get boosted amid concerns over omicron, a new COVID variant.
Bay Area S.F. not altering health orders after city sees nation’s first omicron COVID case By Daniel Montes | Bay City News | December 2, 2021 The nation's first reported case of the omicron variant was reported in a man returning from South Africa.
COVID-19 Who’s in? Who’s out? The ethics of COVID-19 travel rules By Nancy S. Jecker, Professor of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine, University of Washington and Caesar Atuire, Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Ghana | The Conversation | November 30, 2021 Two bioethicists see far-reaching consequences of COVID-related travel bans that should prompt policymakers to consider not just science, but ethics, too.
COVID-19 Omicron and other coronavirus variants: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson | Politifact | November 30, 2021 A round-up of what we know so far about global efforts to manage and understand the latest variant.
COVID-19 California braces for omicron COVID variant By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | November 29, 2021 The omicron variant does not yet appear to have entered the U.S., but California is already bracing for a surge in COVID cases.
covid The hunt for coronavirus variants: how the new one was found and what we know so far By The Conversation | November 26, 2021 The World Health Organization named the new variant "omicron" Friday and described it as a variant of concern.
COVID-19 Another COVID holiday: Is California in a better place this year? By Ana B. Ibarra and Hannah Getahun | CalMatters | November 23, 2021 Eighteen counties, mostly rural ones, have more hospitalized COVID-19 patients today than a year ago.
COVID-19 Success of COVID antiviral pills hinges on access to speedy and accurate tests By JoNel Aleccia | Kaiser Health News | November 22, 2021 The promising antiviral drugs to treat COVID must be given to patients within three to five days of their first symptoms.