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LA County ‘strongly recommends’ masks indoors over Delta variant, regardless of vaccination status

Los Angeles County health officials on Monday said they are recommending everyone wear a mask in indoor public places – regardless of whether they’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19 — due to the rapid spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. The recommendation, which officials described as a precautionary measure, comes after the Delta variant comprised… Read More »

How will HIV services be provided when the pandemic is over?

The large shift from face-to-face to telephone appointments in HIV services over the last year has identified some advantages, possibilities and challenges, explored in numerous presentations at the joint British HIV Association and British Association of Sexual Health and HIV conference last week. Ammi Shah of Public Health England presented national data, showing that there… Read More »

US recommends ‘pause’ for Johnson & Johnson vaccine over clot reports

Loading the player… The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. In this March 25, 2021 file photo, a box of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is shown in a refrigerator at a clinic in Washington state. (AP Photo/Ted… Read More »

CDC director cites sense of ‘impending doom’ over pandemic trajectory

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky cited a sense of “impending doom” Monday as rates of new cases and hospitalizations due to the coronavirus climb again. “I’m going to pause here. I’m going to lose the script, and I’m going to reflect on the recurring feeling I have of impending doom,” Walensky… Read More »