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Louisiana has stopped asking the federal government for its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccine. About three-quarters of Kansas counties have turned down new shipments of the vaccine at least once over the past month. And in Mississippi, officials asked the federal government to ship vials in smaller packages so they don’t go to waste.

The Biden administration has taken the first step toward ending an emergency exception that allowed hospitals to ration and reuse N95 medical masks, the first line of defense between frontline workers and the deadly coronavirus.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is looking into whether people should continue to wear masks outdoors to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the agency’s boss said Thursday.

The U.S. 7-day daily average coronavirus death toll is now at 691, indicating a slight decrease from the previous week and signifying a “number that’s going in the right direction,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director said Friday.

Scientists in the United Kingdom have found evidence that humans infected with SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus, can pass the virus to cats. Researchers from the University of Glasgow when screening the country’s feline population identified two such cases of cats contracting the virus from their infected owners.

After a harrowing, stressful year manning the frontlines during the coronavirus pandemic, some three in 10 health care workers are considering leaving the field, according to a nationally representative survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Washington Post.

Just a few months ago, California was the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.

Officials said there is no risk for potential harm for the hundreds of COVID-19 vaccine recipients who received a potentially compromised dose after 80 vials were improperly handed “outside of the manufacturer’s recommended temperature range.”

COVID-19 hospitalizations among older Americans have plunged more than 70% since the start of the year, and deaths among them appear to have tumbled as well, dramatic evidence the vaccination campaign is working.

The CDC along with state health authorities are investigating the death of an Oregon woman who had developed a rare, but serious blood clot in combination with low platelets within two weeks of receiving the J&J COVID-19 vaccine.

A Hawaii man participating in a Pfizer-led study looking at third doses of its COVID-19 vaccine as booster shots says he joined the trial to help others, according to a local report.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that fully vaccinated Americans take certain precautions while in public like wearing a mask and maintaining six feet of distance “until more is known” about the impact the jabs may have on the spread of coronavirus.

More than 70 inmates at a correctional facility in Iowa were given too much COVID-19 vaccine, according to a local report. 

A multi-country study suggests pregnant women who get COVID-19 have higher risks for death, intensive-care stays, preterm birth and other complications.

More than a dozen dogs in Washington state have tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, indicating they were once exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes a COVID-19 infection. 

One of the most common side effects in the days after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination is arm pain, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

A new report on air quality found that more than 4 in 10 people are breathing in unhealthy air, with the American Lung Association pointing to climate change as a driving factor.

A day before a CDC committee is set to meet regarding the J&J COVID-19 vaccine, the agency’s director said she is “really hopeful” that the one-shot jab “can be used again soon.”

The parents of the 3-year-old boy who was tragically killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World are advocating for pediatric organ donation in a new campaign, coinciding with National Donate Life Month this April.

One of the largest reports on COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy bolsters evidence that it is safe although the authors say more comprehensive research is needed.