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COVID-19, flu and RSV shots − an epidemiologist explains why all three matter this fall

Getty Images Stock Photo by Annette Regan, University of San Francisco The Food and Drug Administration approved and granted emergency use authorization on Aug. 22, 2024,...

COVID-19 devastated teacher morale − and it hasn’t recovered

Teachers often work well in excess of 40 hours per week. 10'000 Hours/DigitalVision via Getty Images by Lesley Lavery, Macalester College and Steve Friess, University...

Environmental Justice and Equitable Development: Navigating Gentrification

For the next installment of our “Clear the Air” series on environmental justice, we explore environmental justice and its role in equitable development. Environmental justice...

Vaccines against COVID-19, the seasonal flu and RSV are our best chance of preventing a winter surge

Vaccinated family - Getty Images stock photo by Libby Richards, Purdue University As cold and flu season ramps up, health care experts are once again on...

Bivalent — or ambivalent? COVID is down but low booster rates could set stage for surge.

Samantha Rodriguez outside of her home in Penn Hills. (Photo by Clare Sheedy/PublicSource) COVID case counts are down, but so is testing and vaccination. Fading...

One-On-One with Dr. Anthony Fauci: COVID-19 and Black America

From the beginning of COVID-19, he was the one to whom many Americans turned to for information on how they were going to make...

Biden’s plan for ending the emergency declaration for COVID-19 signals a pivotal point in the pandemic – 4 questions answered

COVID-19 emergency status prompted coordinated vaccination efforts by health care providers, paramedics, volunteers and others. Wesley Lapointe / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images by Amy...

Get Proactive This Winter to Reduce ‘Tripledemic’ Impact on Children, Adults  

Photo: Getty Images   While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that there is low flu activity in Michigan (as of early December), the...

Allegheny County phasing out COVID-19 testing sites amid low transmission

A patient sample that is awaiting testing for the coronavirus. (Photo by Kimberly Rowen/Public Source) by Amelia Winger, PublicSource As demand for COVID-19 testing subsides, Allegheny...

Allegheny County COVID-19 transmission rate is low

by Amelia Winger, PublicSource The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared that Allegheny County’s level of transmission of COVID-19 is currently in the...

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