Staff Writer, CDC, Feb. 25, 2022 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an Order pdf icon[PDF – 11 pages] on January 29, 2021 requiring the wearing of masks by people on public transportation conveyances or on the premises of transportation …
CDC: Many healthy Americans can take a break from masks
Carla K. Johnson and Mike Stobbe, AP News, Feb. 25, 2022 Most Americans live in places where healthy people, including students in schools, can safely take a break from wearing masks under new U.S. guidelines released Friday. The Centers for …
COVID-19 infections drop 37% in Tennessee this past week
Adam Friedman, The Tennessean, Feb. 23, 2022 New coronavirus cases dropped 37% in Tennessee over the past week, as the spread of the virus continues to slow across the state. The state averaged around 3,158 new infections per day over the …
More contagious version of omicron spreads in U.S., fueling worries
Rob Stein, NPR, Feb. 21, 2022 As the omicron surge continues to decline in the U.S., infectious disease experts are keeping a close eye on an even more contagious version of the variant that could once again foil the nation’s …
How providers can better serve the Black community and their unique health needs
Dr. Andrea Willis, BCBST News Center, Feb. 18, 2022 Co-written with James E.K. Hildreth, PhD, MD, president and chief executive officer of Meharry Medical College, and originally published in The Tennessean, February 2022 Black History Month is a celebratory occasion. It …