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COVID-19 vaccine saved more than 5,000 U.S. lives in 2023-2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates the COVID-19 vaccine saved more than 5,000 U.S. lives and prevented 13,000 intensive care unit admissions and 68,000 hospitalizations from Oct. 1, 2023 to April 21, 2024.
Dry hydrogen peroxide may reduce COVID-19 in LTC settings
Dry hydrogen peroxide may reduce COVID-19 infection transmissions in long-term care facilities without requiring additional staff intervention, a study concludes.
Senate Finance Committee advances RFK Jr. nomination for HHS secretary
The Senate Finance Committee Feb. 4 voted 14-13 to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Respiratory virus levels remain high, CDC says
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the amount of acute respiratory illness causing people to seek health care remains high.
Study: Community health workers were vital to COVID-19 response
Community health workers played a critical role during the COVID-19 pandemic in Orange County, Calif., according to a study published in the June 2025 Social Science & Medicine ─ Qualitative Research in Health.
Report names factors leading to higher antimicrobial resistance during COVID
A Health and Human Services Department report describes how the COVID-19 pandemic led to a 15% increase in drug-resistant hospital-acquired infections and antimicrobial resistant-related deaths. Factors included severely sick patients who needed mechanical ventilation; long hospital stays and increased caseloads
CDC: Flu activity remains high, COVID-19 increasing while RSV peaks
Respiratory illness activity remains high across the country, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
OSHA ends efforts to establish COVID-19 safety standard
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration Jan. 13 announced that it terminated efforts to establish a final COVID-19 safety standard to protect workers in health care settings.
COVID-19 surges linked to greater risks for all hospitalized patients
Hospitals with greater COVID-19 patient loads confronted higher adverse events for all patients, an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality study found.
Certain PREP Act liability protections for COVID-19 countermeasures extended through 2029
The Department of Health and Human Services Dec. 10 amended the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act declaration for COVID-19, extending liability protections for certain COVID-19 countermeasure activities through 2029.