48.3 Percent of U.S. ≥16s Have Had at Least One Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine
As of May 15, 2021, coverage was lower for non-Hispanic Blacks and Hispanics versus Whites; higher for those at risk for severe COVID-19
Many States Move to Ban Vaccine Mandates, Passports in Public Schools
At least seven states have already passed such laws
Five Neutrogena and Aveeno Spray Sunscreens Recalled Due to Benzene
Johnson & Johnson said it was still investigating how traces of benzene were discovered in the sunscreens
New COVID-19 Cases Doubled in U.S. in Past Three Weeks
As cases climb, health authorities in places such as Los Angeles County and St. Louis are begging even the fully vaccinated to don their masks in public
Study Looks at Cancer Cases Attributable to Alcohol Use
In 2020, an estimated 4.1 percent of all new cancer cases globally attributed to alcohol consumption
EHR Use Varies Across Primary Care Specialties
Pediatric clinicians spend less total and after-hours time versus general medicine and family medicine clinicians
Rx Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Up Among Medicaid Enrollees
There are still considerable gaps in medication care, with Black enrollees having lower use than Whites
Risk Factors ID’d for Severe COVID-19 With Sickle Cell Disease
Hydroxyurea use does not impact development of serious COVID-19 or need for hospitalization in children or adults
Review Compiles Myocarditis Cases Associated With COVID-19
COVID-19-related myocarditis profiled from 42 cases reported in articles published from December 2019 through January 5, 2021
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Up ~30 Percent in 2020
Increases seen in overdose deaths from opioids, as well as cocaine and psychostimulants
