As more Americans start commuting to work and hitting the roads after a year indoors, they’ll be returning to streets that have gotten deadlier. Last year, an estimated 42,000 people died in motor vehicle crashes and 4.8 million were injured. That represents an 8% increase over 2019, the largest year-over-year increase in nearly a century […]
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A rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout backfired in some US states
Dr. Siegel says US ‘needs’ vaccine compliance going into spring Dr. Marc Siegel discusses importance of vaccinations as New York reports first case of Brazil COVID variant. Despite the clamor to speed up the U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 and get the country back to normal, the first three months of the rollout suggest faster […]
Russia says Sputnik V production deals reached in key EU states
The developers of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine said Monday they had reached production agreements in key European countries as the EU’s medical agency deliberates official approval for the Russian jab. The head of Russia’s Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev said in a statement that his organisation had secured “agreements with companies from Italy, […]
Amid disconnect in COVID-19 vaccinations and rollout, Fauci hopes states 'gain momentum' in 2021
Some Americans haven’t felt the effects of stimulus aid, $2G check a very popular stance: Rep. Comer Rep. Jim Comer weighs in on the stimulus standoff on ‘America’s Newsroom.’ Amid a complex, difficult mass immunization effort nationwide, the spotlight has shifted to the clear disconnect between a militant-style cadence of vaccine distibution, and the efforts […]
New LawAtlas data show widespread preemption efforts by US states in policy domains that could improve health
Across the US, states are increasingly using preemption to stymie local advancement of public health policy strategies, according to updated data released today to LawAtlas.org by the Center for Public Health Law Research and the National League of Cities with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The updated data capture state preemption of local […]
States ramp up for biggest vaccination effort in US history
With a COVID-19 vaccine drawing closer, public health officials across the country are gearing up for the biggest vaccination effort in U.S. history—a monumental undertaking that must distribute hundreds of millions of doses, prioritize who’s first in line and ensure that people who get the initial shot return for the necessary second one. The push […]
New York expands list of states subject to COVID-19 quarantine
Credit: CC0 Public Domain New York on Tuesday doubled to 16 the number of US states whose residents must go into quarantine if they visit, Governor Andrew Cuomo said amid surging coronavirus infection rates. Cuomo said visitors from California, Nevada, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee must now quarantine for 14 days if they […]
As rich nations battle COVID-19, anxiety grows for low-income states
As Europe and the United States struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, aid groups warn that without measures millions could die in low-income countries and war zones such as Syria and Yemen, where hygiene conditions are already dire. The outbreak has infected some 580,000 people and killed over 26,000 around the world after emerging in […]
The Germans drink less cow’s milk – what is instead popular
The people in Germany drink less milk. This Trend has continued in the past year. Per capita, there were at 51.5 pounds, three percent less than in 2017, the Federal Agency for agriculture and nutrition in Bonn. In previous years, consumers were drinking less milk, but the decline was less strong. It was in the […]
Automated detection of sleep states from olfactory brain waves
Scientists have developed a completely automated technique for real-time detection of sleep/wake states in freely moving mice. Conducted by Karim Benchenane, Sophie Bagur and colleagues at the National Centre for Scientific Research in Paris, the study, publishing on November 8 in the open-access journal, PLOS Biology, describes how local brain activity in the olfactory bulb […]