Reasons cited for accepting the option of refusing treatment included unreasonable risk to physicians and their families and labor rights and worker protection.
Study suggests medical masks may offer similar protecion as N95 respirators, but experts say hold on.
Public health professionals use some terms imprecisely, others incorrectly, and still others technically accurate but almost sure to be misunderstood by the public.
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Women aged 40 to 64 years experienced increases of 33.3% to 56.0% in serious alcohol complication episodes in 10 of the 18 months.
Cells collected from children had high expression of interferon-stimulated genes and incomplete viral replication.
Healthcare worker vaccine reluctance can compromise patient care, the authors say.
Median total sperm count and concentration, total sperm motility and progressive motility were significantly lower after infection, and the promotion of immobile sperm was higher.
Outpatient visits for flulike illness is below the national baseline for the first time since October.
SARS-CoV-2 positivity on PCR tests had no significant effect on the risk of a new asthma diagnosis.
None of the nearly 1,300 death certificates cited COVID-19 vaccination as the cause of death.
US policymakers need to target their distribution approach to providing access to life-saving medical supplies in shortage, the authors say.
Clinical factors tied to delayed testing were the presence of three or more underlying conditions, asthma, and obesity.
One study found that veterans were at 44% higher risk of a preventable hospitalization in the year after infection.