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COVID "Almost every day, I imagined what it would be like to see that number be zero."It's a message Dr. Shira Doron has been looking out for almost every day for more than three years.On Tuesday, it finally came: as of 6:45 a.m., Tufts Medical Center had zero patients with COVID-19.It's the first time the hospital says it has had no COVID inpatients since March 21, 2020.

Local Two sites, at the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in Roxbury and at Boston City Hall, will remain in operation.The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) announced Monday that it would be scaling back COVID-19 vaccination and testing site operations throughout the city.The changes will go into effect May 13.

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Coronavirus levels in Los Angeles County wastewater have ticked up, potentially as a result of the arrival of a more infectious Omicron subvariant dubbed Arcturus.The latest strain, known officially as XBB.1.16,is probably responsible for a rise in coronavirus cases in India, where there have been a number of anecdotal reports of what had been a rare COVID-19 symptom, especially in children: pinkeye.

The number of COVID deaths continues to fall in California and the rest of the country, dropping 65% in the last three months in the Golden State, another sign that the virus is losing its grip on our lives.In March, California added just 540 names to its COVID death total, and numbers for April could be even lower.

The World Health Organization's vaccine experts have revised their global Covid-19 vaccination recommendations, and healthy kids and teenagers considered low priority may not need to get a shot.The updated roadmap is designed to prioritize Covid-19 vaccines for those at greatest risk of death and severe disease, according to the World Health Organization's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE).

In the face of senators' criticism, Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel did not agree to lower the commercial cost of the company's Covid-19 vaccine in a hearing Wednesday on the vaccine's price.Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, opened the hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee by slamming an unprecedented level of corporate greed and highlighting the personal wealth amassed by top Moderna executives after the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

A new memorial has been installed on the third anniversary of the UK's first Covid lockdown to remember those who died during the pandemic.The Trees of Life glade was unveiled on Tuesday at the National Memorial Arboretum, in Alrewas in Staffordshire, and also commemorates those who served the public during the crisis.

Tuesday, March 21, 2023 by Olivia Aldridge, KUT
Anyone who gets a Covid-19 vaccine or booster shot at an Austin Public Health vaccination event will be eligible to receive a $50 Visa gift card, the agency said Monday.APH said it hopes the incentive will be helpful to people who would have to take unpaid time off from work to get vaccinated.

Clinics in rural areas with fewer doctors, dentists and nurses are turning to mobile health care clinics to take care to where it's most needed.The Healthy Communities Coalition organizes a few mobile dental events each year in Lyon County, Nev. Wendy Madson/KHN Nearly 12 years ago, a nonprofit centered on substance abuse prevention in Lyon County, Nev., broadened its services to dental care.

By the end of 2021, Americans were dying three years sooner, on average, than they were before Covid-19, with life expectancy falling from 79 years to 76 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's most recent statistics.Such astonishing declines have occurred planet-wide the first global reduction in life expectancy since World War II.

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A high school student went to a pharmacy to purchase condoms but was turned away because of his age.A student wanting to buy condoms to prevent sexually transmitted diseases was shamed at the store.Another student couldn't afford the contraceptives and became pregnant.

Members of the Glendale City Council cut in line for scarce COVID-19 vaccinations when they first became available, and the chief of the city's Emergency Medical Services was demoted when he protested, according to a lawsuit filed by the former chief.Brian Julian, who remains a battalion chief in Glendale's Fire Department, says in the suit that he lost his position as "EMS chief" and suffered a pay cut just eight days after he complained in January 2021 about the alleged cheating.

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New York state officials said they will allow COVID-19-related masking requirements for staff, patients and visitors in hospitals and other health care facilities to lapse on Sunday.Acting Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said that while the pandemic is not over, "we are moving to a transition."

By Sam Ogozalek and Kirby Wilson | Tampa Bay Times Florida's top health official sent a letter this week to the heads of the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines could be dangerous.It's the latest instance of Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, who runs the Florida Department of Health, questioning the safety of the vaccines.

One of the key forces behind messaging the Biden White House's response to the Covid-19 pandemic is set to step down from his role.Kevin Munoz, the assistant White House press secretary tasked with handling Covid-19 and other critical public health issues, will depart later this month, CNN has learned.

Thursday, February 23, 2023 by Seth Smalley
On Tuesday, the Travis County Commissioners Court recognized the departments and organizations whose efforts were crucial in the county's emergency response at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic."A dedicated group of public and private partners, including a cross section of community-minded, elected and appointed officials, and staff from internal county departments, as well as thousands of volunteers from across our region, worked tirelessly in the ensuing weeks and months to vaccinate residents and our most vulnerable communities," Travis County Judge Andy Brown said.

France will roll out vaccination campaigns in schools in an attempt to eradicate the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, President Emmanuel Macron has announced.Published: 1 March 2023 16:07 CET President Emmanuel Macron during a prevention session on HPV infection at a school in western France.

France will roll out vaccination campaigns in schools in an attempt to eradicate the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, President Emmanuel Macron has announced.Published: 1 March 2023 16:07 CET The vaccine is currently recommended but not compulsory in France for children aged between 11 and 14.