pandemic

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Health Care January 22, 2024

‘Emergency’ or Not, Covid Is Still Killing People. Here’s What Doctors Advise to Stay Safe.

This article by Amy Maxmen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amy Maxmen January 18, 2024 With around 20,000 people dying of covid in the United States…

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Health Care February 27, 2023

What is spillover? Bird flu outbreak underscores need for early detection to prevent the next big pandemic

by Treana Mayer, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The current epidemic of avian influenza has killed over 58 million birds in the…

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Education February 9, 2023

Public school enrollment dropped by 1.2M during the pandemic – an expert discusses where the students went and why it matters

by Thomas Dee, Stanford University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Student learning took a big hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Just how much is only…

The Workplace November 24, 2022

A Work-From-Home Culture Takes Root in California

This article by Phillip Reese first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Phillip Reese November 23, 2022 Even as pandemic lockdowns fade into memory, covid-19 has transformed California’s…

Human Rights April 20, 2022

Human rights declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, in countries from Angola to the US to New Zealand

By Stephen Bagwell, University of Missouri-St. Louis Human rights activists and international leaders first warned in April 2020 that countries could use the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to crack…

Health Care August 1, 2020

Kemp extends health emergency order

Governor Brian Kemp has extended Georgia’s public health emergency order due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic through midnight September 10. In an executive order announced on July 31, 2020, Kemp…

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Cobb County November 21, 2024

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