Health chiefs have expressed concern after it emerged that MMR vaccination rates in England had fallen to their lowest level in a decade. The uptake of two doses of the MMR vaccine is currently 85.5% – slightly below the 95% target for preventing measles recurrence. Health officials say more than one in 10 children starting … Read more
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at a news conference to discuss the state reopening of Universal Studios in Hollywood, California on June 15, 2021. (Patrick T Fallon / AFP) The paralysis of politics in Congress has us turning our attention away from Washington and looking at the states: What can the Democrats do when they … Read more
George Aumoithe. (Photo by Oriana Koren) One glaring revelation of the Covid-19 crisis is how ill-prepared the United States turned out to be for an unexpected national medical emergency. There are deep historical reasons for why our welfare state proved incapable of dealing with the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic—reasons that predate the Trump administration’s … Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom prepares to undergo a Covid-19 PCR test Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at the Native American Health Center in Oakland, California. (Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images) In April of last year, the UC Berkeley Labor Center and UCLA Center for Health Policy Research published a report It is estimated … Read more
President Joe Biden will speak about Covid-19 vaccinations on Thursday, October 7, 2021. (Susan Walsh / AP Photo) EDITOR’S NOTE:Every week we post an excerpt from Katrina vanden Heuvel’s column on WashingtonPost.com. Read the full text of Katrina’s column here. Subscribe to something The nation Subscribe now for just $ 2 per month! Thank you … Read more