Examining the dynamics of COVID-19's pandemic peak The SARS-CoV-2 virus swept across the globe at the beginning of 2020, and one of the earliest and hardest-hit areas of the United States was New Jersey. Science X Medical Xpress

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Unvaccinated individuals made up roughly 80 percent of ICU admissions and ventilator cases, each. Approximately 75 percent of the deaths were among unvaccinated patients, as well.

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Covid-19 has changed and so has our immunity. Here’s how to think about risk from the virus now Experts say it’s less risky to catch Covid-19 than it used to be, but there are still good reasons not to treat it casually. Yahoo Life

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Asthma-related ER visits in the US were 17% higher than expected during Canadian wildfires, new CDC study finds | CNN The wildfires in Canada, which caused smoke to blanket parts of the United States in recent months, have been linked to a significant rise in emergency hospital visits related to asthma. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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Covid-19 Spike Leads To Schools Closing, Frustration Among Experts Over School Building Infrastructure By Benzinga Covid-19 Spike Leads To Schools Closing, Frustration Among Experts Over School Building Infrastructure Benzinga Investing.com UK

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COVID markers continue rise in the US and globally Ladanifer / iStock CIDRAP

In the United States, a slow but steady rise in COVID activity continued over the past week according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), while at the global level, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today that indicators are up in three of six regions.

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How Did Federal Aid to States and Localities Affect Testing and Vaccine Delivery?

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" We find that federal fiscal assistance dollars had a modest if any impact on the pace of vaccine rollouts, may have improved the equitability of vaccine administration, and had a substantial impact on the volume of tests administered...."