Since the first case of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in 2019, SARS-CoV-2 infection has affected many individuals worldwide. Eventually, some highly infectious mutants—caused by frequent genetic recombination—have been reporte...
Effective November 29, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will require that all immigrant visa applicants receive a COVID-19 vaccine dose within 12 months before their medical exam. Blanket waivers are available for applicants in countries where the vaccine is not widely ...
In 2023, Flaxman and colleagues reported the findings from a national population epidemiological analysis of data between 2019 and 2022 from the US CDC Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) database on causes of death in the US to rank mortality from COVID-19 in the 0...
President Donald Trump lashes out at a reporter during one of his COVID-19 briefings. Photo Credit: Reporters Without Borders *** What makes a great leader? Especially in time of national crisis? I found myself asking myself that very question the other day when President Donald Trump’s C...
(community versus work environments). Within these strata, two behaviors, diet, and exercise, are hailed as the ultimate change agents to reduce obesity rates within a target population or to promote equity across disproportionate rates of obesity. For example, the CDC has sponsored three state-...