- Tennessee lawmakers restrict authority of schools, local health departments over COVID-19 https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2021/10/30/tennessee-lawmakers-restrict-authority-schools-local-health-departments-over-covid-19/6191482001/ 16 comments politics
- Azar tells Health Department staff his wife has COVID-19: 'Mild symptoms but otherwise doing well' https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/530778-azar-tells-health-department-staff-his-wife-has-covid-19-mild 8 comments politics
- Ohio Department of Health believes 100,000 Ohioans are carrying coronavirus https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/continuing-coverage/coronavirus/ohio-department-of-health-says-100-000-ohioans-are-carrying-coronavirus 89 comments politics
- Coronavirus: Tennessee Tech student being tested by health department in unconfirmed case https://www.tennessean.com/amp/4560596002 3 comments worldnews
- D.C. health department can't reach White House for COVID-19 tracing, Bowser says https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/d-c-health-department-cant-reach-white-house-for-covid-19-tracing-bowser-says 11 comments politics
- Trump’s Health Department Changed CDC Reports on COVID-19 to Fit President’s Message: Report https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-health-department-changed-cdc-reports-on-covid-19-to-fit-presidents-message-report?ref=home?ref=home 53 comments politics
- Florida Department of Health claims number of COVID-19 cases in schools is confidential https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/08/28/florida-department-of-health-claims-number-of-covid-19-cases-in-schools-is-confidential/ 7 comments politics
- Face masks make sex safer in the time of Covid-19, New York City Health Department advises https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/10/health/safer-sex-covid-new-york-city-wellness/index.html 10 comments nottheonion
- Wisconsin Health Department to Determine if In-Person Primary Voting Resulted in New COVID-19 Cases https://www.thedailybeast.com/wisconsin-health-department-to-determine-whether-in-person-primary-voting-resulted-in-new-covid-19-cases 8 comments politics
- Stones Pelted at Health Department team who had gone to conduct Covid-19 screening in the Taat Patti Bakhal area, Indore, on Wednesday, 1 April 2020 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/coronavirus-locals-pelt-stones-on-health-department-team-in-indore/articleshow/74931756.cms 16 comments india
- U.S. health department hit by cyber attack during coronavirus https://www.axios.com/us-health-department-hit-by-cyber-attack-during-coronavirus-0004b726-ddab-4528-97a9-df25b43b0106.html 5 comments politics
- Ohio Department of Health director believes more than 100,000 people in the state are already carrying the coronavirus https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/ohio-department-of-health-director-believes-more-than-100000-people-in-the-state-are-already-carrying-the-coronavirus/95-f6d8add8-94b5-42ec-bba1-347e6eed29bd 9 comments politics
- Chicago Area Resident Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Cook County Department Of Public Health Confirms https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/02/29/illinois-resident-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-cook-county-department-of-public-health-confirms/amp/ 23 comments politics
- First two cases of coronavirus confirmed in the UK, Department of Health says https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51325192 5 comments worldnews
- Department of Health writes off £9bn spent in England’s Covid PPE drive https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/feb/01/department-of-health-writes-off-9bn-spent-in-uk-covid-ppe-drive 4 comments worldnews
- Cass County passes measure ending health department’s COVID orders and quarantines https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article256518601.html 46 comments politics
- Fried: Florida Department of Health withholding weekend COVID-19 numbers https://www.fox13news.com/news/fried-florida-department-of-health-withholding-weekend-covid-19-numbers 127 comments politics
- Orioles partner with Maryland Department of Health to offer free, voluntary COVID-19 testing during home games https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-orioles-to-offer-free-covid-19-testing-during-home-games 10 comments baseball
- Librarians and other public employees in Phoenix are being asked to help with coronavirus testing because the city doesn't have a health department https://www.businessinsider.com/librarians-being-asked-help-coronavirus-testing-phoenix-2020-7librarians%20and%20other%20public%20employees%20in%20phoenix%20are%20being%20asked%20to%20help%20with%20coronavirus%20testing%20because%20the%20city%20doesn't%20have%20a%20health%20department 32 comments politics
- Harassment of public health officials widespread during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers identified 1,499 unique reports of harassment across local health departments in the U.S. during the first 11 months of the pandemic, from March 2020 to January 2021. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306649 12 comments science
- Tennessee Health Officials Halt All Vaccine Outreach for Kids After Pressure From GOP | Though coronavirus cases are soaring and the state lags the country in vaccinations, Republicans are pushing the state Health Department to pull back. https://www.thedailybeast.com/tennessee-health-officials-halt-all-vaccine-outreach-for-kids-after-pressure-from-gop 42 comments politics
- Coffey County Health Department nurses decline to give the COVID vaccine https://www.wibw.com/2021/01/13/coffey-county-health-department-nurses-decline-to-give-the-covid-vaccine/ 71 comments politics
- U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, April 4, 2020, Response to McKesson Corporation, Owens & Minor, Inc., Cardinal Health, Inc., Medline Industries, Inc., and Henry Schein, Inc. Business Review Request Pursuant to COVID-19 Expedited Procedure https://www.justice.gov/atr/page/file/1266511/download 4 comments politics
- A blunder that may have seen the UK miss out on an offer of 25,000 life-saving ventilators will be investigated, Michael Gove says. A Cheshire company says it also told the department of health it could secure 50 million coronavirus testing kits – but its email went unanswered for two weeks. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/coronavirus-ventilators-boris-johnson-email-nhs-testing-kits-a9432296.html 185 comments worldnews
- [Quentin Poling] My doctor told me that he is sure me, my wife, and our two year-old daughter have COVID-19, but that’s the Ohio Health Department wasn’t administering tests because we aren’t high risk. I guess they just don’t want the real number of infected people in the state to be known. https://twitter.com/callmeqqqqq/status/1240048661159125000?s=21 3 comments nfl
- An Idaho health department isn't allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore. Experts say it's a first https://apnews.com/article/covid19-vaccine-public-health-idaho-76f1c29bf3f07a2c029175bf6c2180c4 20 comments politics
- Fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine isn’t justified at the moment, says French health department https://www.leparisien.fr/societe/sante/covid-19-lassemblee-vote-le-passe-vaccinal-en-deuxieme-lecture-560-000-personnes-devraient-perdre-leur-passe-sanitaire-suivez-notre-direct-15-01-2022-BRAIJEMKNBASVNODN7CUU4HKI4.php 4 comments europe
- ‘Recipe for disaster’: Florida Department of Health releases new COVID-19 testing guidelines that contradict CDC’s https://www.orlandosentinel.com/coronavirus/os-ne-covid-19-ladapo-new-testing-guidelines-20220106-orp4x3gdinbwxm7yqovsqstpnm-story.html 32 comments politics
- The largest school district in Utah tells employees that are notified by the health department of COVID exposure that they can keep quiet about it. https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2021/09/16/alpine-school-district/ 19 comments politics
- The Florida data scientist who claims she was fired by the health department for refusing to alter COVID-19 data said she'll turn herself into police after a warrant was issued for her arrest https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-data-scientist-says-shell-turn-herself-into-authorities-2021-1?ir=t 12 comments politics
- [Charania] The NBA says it has reviewed and denied Andrew Wiggins’ request for religious exemption from the San Francisco Department of Public Health’s order requiring COVID-19 vaccination for all participants age 12 and older at large indoor events. https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1441550125885640709?s=21 1614 comments nba
- Whistle-Blowing Scientist Quits Government With Final Broadside | Dr. Rick Bright, who said he was demoted at the health department for blowing the whistle on a politicized coronavirus response, remains concerned about White House interference. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/us/politics/whistle-blower-rick-bright.html?smid=tw-share 12 comments politics
- Philippines Department of Health secretary claims the country has flattened the curve since April despite Covid infections achieving record numbers just days ago. https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/7/15/duque-successfully-flattened-curve-covid-19.html 6 comments worldnews
- Fired scientist Rebekah Jones builds coronavirus dashboard to rival Florida’s | Fired scientist Rebekah Jones’ site shows thousands more people with the coronavirus, and hundreds of thousands fewer who have been tested, than the site run by the Florida Health Department https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20200611/fired-scientist-rebekah-jones-builds-coronavirus-dashboard-to-rival-floridarsquos?nocache=1 5 comments politics
- Donald Trump has accused the U.S. Health Department’s inspector general of having produced a “fake dossier” on American hospitals suffering shortages on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak. https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-usa-watchdog/trump-accuses-u-s-health-department-watchdog-of-fake-dossier-on-coronavirus-idukkbn21p2jh?il=0 46 comments worldnews
- A NYC man wasn't tested for the coronavirus even though he had symptoms and had gone to Japan - Doctors at the NYU Langone Health—Cobble Hill emergency department suspected he had COVID-19, but the CDC denied the hospital's request to test for virus and told the man to resume life as normal https://www.businessinsider.com/new-york-man-denied-coronavirus-test-japan-trip-fever-cough-2020-3 64 comments worldnews
- Pompeo Plans Parties Flouting COVID-19 Guidelines as Death Toll Mounts: Trump's secretary of state plans massive holiday gatherings, while State Department catering and event staff mostly lack employer health insurance https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/03/pompeo-holiday-party-covid-trump/ 16 comments politics
- Cuomo’s Administration Faces Questioning Over its Handling of Nursing Home Covid Deaths: Democratic and Republican lawmakers want to know why the state’s Department of Health counts deaths so strangely. https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/cuomo-covid-nursing-homes/ 12 comments politics
- Homeopathic "drug" given to half of Gujarat’s population since March as a COVID-19 cure - In presentation made before the World Health Organisation on Gujarat’s Covid-19 prevention strategy, health department said it distributed Arsenicum Album-30 to more than half of the state’s population https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/homeopathic-drug-given-to-half-of-gujarat-s-population-since-march/story-a4y9q9sudz48vpytggaskj.html 13 comments worldnews
- [Young] Danilo Gallinari is funding 400 COVID-19 testing kits, as well as personal protection equipment such as face shields, gloves, gowns, n95 masks for the the OKC-County Health Department next week (which recently partnered with a private lab out of Texas to test high risk people). https://twitter.com/royceyoung/status/1243597250007310338?s=20 49 comments nba