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USA TODAY Some pregnant women remain unsure about getting the COVID-19 vaccine because safety data is scarce and health agency guidelines are vague and in some cases contradictory.  But Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, said Monday that about 10,000 pregnant women in the U.S. have been vaccinated since the Food and Drug Administration authorized two vaccines, and so far there have been “no red flags.” “We had a lot of pregnant women vaccinated. The FDA followed them and will continue to follow them,” he said during a media roundtable at the IA...

USA TODAY The virus that causes COVID-19 changes all the time. In most cases, the changes are harmless. But they can add up. And when they do, the virus can become more contagious or deadlier, and potentially evade vaccines, treatment, diagnostics or natural immunity. We know that a number of these potentially more dangerous or difficult variants are circulating in the U.S. in increasing numbers. But scientific leaders say there's no reason to panic about the variants yet. Instead, what needs to happen is more research into the potential risks of these variants, better tracking of these c...

Dr. Anthony Fauci will be celebrating his 80th birthday on Thursday, Christmas Eve. However, similar to his Thanksgiving celebrations, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert will be spending his birthday and the holidays reconnecting with family over Zoom. Fauci has three adult daughters who all live in different parts of the country. “The Christmas holiday is a special holiday for us because Christmas Eve is my birthday. And Christmas Day is Christmas Day. And they are not going to come home … that’s painful,” he told The Washington Post. “But that’s just one of the thi...

Unnecessary C-sections are a problem in the US. Will publicizing hospital rates change that? Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care, plans to start publicly reporting next year on hospitals with high cesarean section birth rates. “We are trying to identify hospitals that have high cesarean section rates as they work to improve,” said Dr. David Baker, executive vice president for Healthcare Quality Evaluation at TJC. “We want to encourage organization...

USA TODAY The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care, plans to start publicly reporting next year on hospitals with high cesarean section birth rates. “We are trying to identify hospitals that have high cesarean section rates as they work to improve,” said Dr. David Baker, executive vice president for Healthcare Quality Evaluation at TJC. “We want to encourage organizations to reduce their C-sections and encourage leaders to do that in a safe way.” Since 1985, the World Health Organization has considered the ideal rat...