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As the pandemic raged, an independent nonprofit tied to the CDC hired an army of seasoned professionals to fill the gaps in the country’s public health system. Now, the money has largely run out.

AP’s review of public documents showed the Army knew that chemicals had been improperly dumped at Fort Ord for decades. Even after the contamination was documented, the Army played down the risks.

Two CDC reports provided further details on which groups have the highest death rates and which states are seeing the largest numbers. One of the studies focused on more than a dozen kinds of "alcohol-induced" deaths that were wholly blamed on drinking.

The updated recommendations seek to course correct after guidelines from 2016 were criticized for harshly limiting access to needed pain medication.

A CDC committee voted that the agency should update its recommended immunization schedules to add the COVID vaccine, including to the schedule for children. However, that doesn't mandate the vaccine for schoolchildren.

Florida's surgeon general says men ages 18 to 49 had a "modestly increased" risk of cardiac-related deaths after receiving the COVID shot. Health experts say the study used to support the guidance is flawed.

Less than a third of 5- to 11-year-olds have had their two primary doses and thus would qualify for the new booster.

The data seems to show more high school students vaping, with 14% saying they had done so recently, At least one educator says vaping in campus bathrooms and stairwells remains "a constant battle."

Now that Norwegian has lifted requirements that passengers show proof of vaccination against COVID, it says the state’s appeal in the case is moot and a preliminary injunction should be scrapped.

Health officials say at-risk people who have received just one dose of the vaccine appear to be significantly less likely to get sick from the virus. Still, they urged a second dose for full protection.