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Upstate Medical University hosts conference to develop plans to end dengue fever

Ellen Abbott

Scientists are working toward finding prevention and care for dengue fever.

People crowd the beach in Huntington Beach, Calif., over the long Labor Day weekend last year, months before COVID-19 vaccines were available. This year, the CDC is recommending that people who are not fully vaccinated stay home.

If You're Unvaccinated, The CDC Wants You To Stay Home This Labor Day Weekend

Scott Neuman

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expressed concern about the further spread of the delta variant. Health officials have been concerned about holiday weekends during the pandemic.

Medics transport a man with COVID-19 symptoms to a hospital in Austin, Texas. More than 3 million people in the state have had COVID-19, but just 81,000 are listed in a central dataset at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Millions Of People Are Missing From CDC COVID Data As States Fail To Report Cases

Austin Fast

The CDC's COVID-19 data set is supposed to help track the pandemic, but a new NPR analysis has found the majority of fields are blank and millions of cases across the country are missing altogether.

With the delta variant surging throughout the U.S., "All people 12 years and older, including people who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or trying to get pregnant now or might become pregnant in the future," should get vaccinated against COVID-19 the CDC urged Wednesday.

Vaccinating During Pregnancy Has Become Even More Urgent As ICU Beds Fill Up

Ashley Lopez

Only 23% of those pregnant in the U.S. have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, statistics show. And with the delta variant surging, those who are unvaccinated are especially vulnerable.

Pedestrians walk down Commercial Street in Provincetown, Mass., last May. A study of a new outbreak in Provincetown found that three-quarters of those infected were fully vaccinated.

Vaccinated People With Breakthrough Infections Can Spread The Delta Variant, CDC Says

Laurel Wamsley

In an outbreak in Provincetown, Mass., three-quarters of cases occurred in fully vaccinated people. The study's findings suggest that vaccinated people infected with delta can transmit the virus.

Subway riders mask up this month in New York City. Wearing masks in all kinds of indoor settings may be the safest way to slow the spread of the delta variant, many health experts say.

CDC Urges Vaccinated People To Mask Up Indoors In Places With High Virus Transmission

Allison Aubrey

Reversing earlier guidance, the agency is encouraging indoor masking for fully vaccinated people under certain circumstances.

Despite New COVID Variants, CDC Says You Don't Need Any Booster Doses Right Now

Emma Bowman

Education

NYS not ready yet to change school mask guidance

Randy Gorbman

It looks like New York state is not ready to change its guidance on masking yet for grades K-12. On Friday, NYS Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker...

Health

Masks optional in New York state schools starting Monday

Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state health officials said Friday that mask-wearing will be optional in K-12 schools starting Monday, but the country’s…

People walk near the Chicago Theatre on Tuesday in the city's Loop community. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines on the wearing of masks, saying fully vaccinated Americans don't need to cover their faces anymore in most settings. Will it encourage the unvaccinated to get their shots?

The CDC Is Gambling On Relaxed Mask Rules To Get More People Vaccinated

Yuki Noguchi

Fully vaccinated people got the green light last week to resume much of their lives without masks. Behavioral experts say that as an incentive to get more people vaccinated, it's far from a sure bet.