COVID

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Health Care May 17, 2022

FDA Expands Eligibility for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine booster dose to Children 5 – 11 Years of age

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has authorized the use of a single booster dose for individuals 5 through 11 years of age at least five…

Health Care May 12, 2022

Is Paxlovid, the Covid Pill, Reaching Those Who Most Need It? The Government Won’t Say

By Hannah Recht [This article was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission] As the nation largely abandons mask mandates, physical distancing, and other covid-19 prevention strategies, elected…

Health Care May 11, 2022

COVID in Cobb County, May 11 2022

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting on the COVID numbers for the state weekly instead of daily. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday May…

Health Care May 7, 2022

COVID among Cobb County school-aged residents: May 6 2022

The following table is a summary of the Georgia Department of Public Health School-Aged Surveillance Report posted Friday May 6. Cobb CountyAge categoryAll cases to date14-day case count14-day case rate…

Health Care May 4, 2022

COVID in Cobb County, May 4, 2022

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting on the COVID numbers for the state weekly instead of daily. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday May…

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Health Care April 29, 2022

What is Paxlovid and how will it help the fight against coronavirus? An infectious diseases physician answers questions on the COVID-19 pill

By Patrick Jackson, University of Virginia [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Biden administration announced plans on April 26, 2022, to increase the availability of…

Health Care April 23, 2022

COVID School-aged surveillance report for Cobb County

The following are the numbers for COVID in Cobb County and in the State of Georgia from the School Aged Surveillance report issued on Friday April 22. Cobb CountyAge categoryAll…

Health Care April 7, 2022

COVID in Cobb County, April 7 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…

Health Care April 6, 2022

Biden administration details new research plan on ‘long COVID’ illness

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder]April 5, 2022 WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced plans Tuesday to create a national research action plan…

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Health Care April 5, 2022

How the ‘test to treat’ initiative aims to get ahead of the next wave of COVID-19

By C. Michael White, University of Connecticut and Adrian V. Hernandez, University of Connecticut [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Going into the third year of…

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Elections November 17, 2024

Did The Polls Get It Wrong and How Do They Impact The Election?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College There’s a myth that the polls were wildly inaccurate in 2024, a common refrain that we’ve heard since 2016. Are…

Race Nationality and Culture November 17, 2024

Racism is such a touchy topic that many US educators avoid it – we are college professors who tackled that challenge head on

by Adam Seagrave, Arizona State University and Stephanie Shonekan, University of Maryland, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It is not easy to teach about race…

Economy November 17, 2024

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