Social Security Gets Major $205-Billion Boost After COVID Deaths
So many Americans died of COVID-19 during the pandemic that the Social Security program received a boost of $205 billion, according to a new report by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Why It Matters The new report from NBER sheds light on the way the pandemic affected the Social Security program, which is […]
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Map Shows US States With Highest Levels Of Long COVID
Around 400 million people worldwide are believed to have long COVID, and 17.8 million of those are in the U.S., according to medical journal Jama. The state with the highest rate of long COVID is West Virginia with 10.6 percent of its population having experienced the illness, according to data from the Centers for Disease […]
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COVID Map Update: CDC Reveals States With ‘High’ Wastewater Viral Activity
Wastewater samples across several U.S. states have tested “very high” or “high” for levels of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19. Between November 3 and November 9, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) detected “very high” levels of COVID-19 in New Mexico, with “high” levels found in Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota. “Moderate” […]
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