Pandemic Backlash Jeopardizes Public Health Powers, Leaders

At least 181 public health leaders in 38 states have resigned, retired or been fired amid the turmoil of the pandemic. The departures come as backlash against public health is rising with threats to officials’ personal safety and legislative and legal efforts to strip...

Hospital Support Staff Face Far Higher COVID Risk

Researchers screened 3,904 employees and clinicians at a New Jersey hospital between late April and late June for the SARS-CoV-2 virus and for lgG-antibodies to the virus, whose presence suggests past recent infection. The study in Open Forum Infectious Diseases finds...

Here’s where all the COVID-19 vaccine candidates currently stand

There are currently more than 150 different COVID-19 vaccines under development. Of these, more than 50 have reached human trials, and seven have been approved for emergency or full use in parts of Europe, North America, and Asia. In the United States, two...