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At a virtual town hall on Aug. 26, President Peter Salovey and fellow campus leaders answered questions and outlined Yale’s plan for the academic year.

COVID-19 adolescent hospitalization rates peaked at 2.1 per 100,000 in early January 2021, declined to 0.6 in mid-March, and rose to 1.3 in April. Among hospitalized adolescents, nearly one-third required intensive care unit admission and 5% required invasive mechanical ventilation, but no associated deaths occurred.

Virginia medical facilities grapple with a new worry — a rise in drug-resistant fungus infections A medical illustration of Candida auris fungal organisms, presented in the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions "Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States" report. (Source: CDC Public Health Image Library) By Kate Masters | May 12, 2021 at 7:09 AM EDT - Updated May 12 at 7:09 AM An emerging fungal infection — one that’s especially dangerous for patients with wea...

Share this article Share this article SPARTANBURG, S.C., Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The COVID-19 global pandemic has changed everything, at incredible personal and professional costs. As vaccine development and distribution provides a glimmer of hope, it also begs the inevitable question: when will things return to normal? On March 18 th at 11:30AM EDT, leading experts in infectious disease, public health, public policy, and contamination control will debate this question and others in the ...