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Health Care March 27, 2022

Cobb COVID case rate among school-aged residents show increases

After a steady drop, last Friday’s COVID School Aged Surveillance Report showed an increase in cases in Cobb County for the three populations the report tracks: preschool (0-4 years of…

Health Care March 26, 2022

COVID in Cobb County March 25: CDC now designates Cobb transmission rate as low

Cobb County’s rate of COVID has now fallen from “moderate” community transmission rate to “low” by the guidelines set by the CDC. The CDC gives the following recommendations for the…

Health Care March 25, 2022

Vaccine hesitancy is complicating physicians’ obligation to respect patient autonomy during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Ryan Liu, Penn State [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Sitting barely 6 feet away from me, my patient yelled angrily, his face mask slipping…

Health Care March 24, 2022

Warnock pushes to lower drug prices for seniors, diabetics

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]March 24, 2022 Georgia U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock announced a plan Thursday to lower drug…

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Health Care March 24, 2022

COVID in Cobb County March 24

The numbers in this report were taken from the Georgia Department of Public Health COVID Daily Status Report, from the summary posted on the CDC County View data tracker, and…

Health Care March 23, 2022

COVID in Cobb County — March 23

The numbers in this report were taken from the Georgia Department of Public Health COVID Daily Status Report, from the summary posted on the CDC County View data tracker, and…

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Health Care March 22, 2022

What is the new COVID-19 variant BA.2, and will it cause another wave of infections in the US?

By Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A new omicron subvariant of the…

Health Care March 22, 2022

COVID in Cobb County: March 22, 2022

The numbers in this report were taken from the Georgia Department of Public Health COVID Daily Status Report, from the summary posted on the CDC County View data tracker, and…

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Health Care March 21, 2022

Cobb County COVID report for March 21

The numbers in this report were taken from the Georgia Department of Public Health COVID Daily Status Report, from the summary posted on the CDC County View data tracker, and…

Health Care March 20, 2022

Cobb County school-aged residents drop from “moderately high” to “moderate” COVID transmission rate

The weekly School Aged Surveillance Report from the Georgia Department of Public Health was released on Friday March 18, and showed further encouraging news for Cobb County as the omicron…

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Cobb COVID case rate among school-aged residents show increases

COVID in Cobb County March 25: CDC now designates Cobb transmission rate as low

Vaccine hesitancy is complicating physicians’ obligation to respect patient autonomy during the COVID-19 pandemic

Warnock pushes to lower drug prices for seniors, diabetics

COVID in Cobb County March 24

COVID in Cobb County — March 23

What is the new COVID-19 variant BA.2, and will it cause another wave of infections in the US?

COVID in Cobb County: March 22, 2022

Cobb County COVID report for March 21

Cobb County school-aged residents drop from “moderately high” to “moderate” COVID transmission rate