United States Department of Commerce & COVID-19
U.S. federal executive department overseeing commerce
These states have the highest rates of long COVID, Census data shows: Nearly one in four adults who contracted COVID-19 developed long COVID symptoms
usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/02/16/long-covid-cases-by-state/72618103007/
Quick Glance: CDC Considering Spring Covid Booster for Vulnerable
- CDC may recommend a spring Covid booster for vulnerable populations.
- The spring booster would target the XBB.1.5 subvariant approved last fall.
- The vaccine is effective against the JN.1 subvariant causing most US Covid cases.
- Experts stress importance of making booster available despite low current vaccination rate.
Can’t think, can’t remember: More Americans say they’re in a cognitive fog: Adults in their 20s, 30s and 40s are driving the trend. Researchers point to long ...
nytimes.com/2023/11/13/upshot/long-covid-disability.html
Trump’s Anti-science Stance Is Bad for Everyone: A reelected Donald Trump would continue to attack studies that stand in the way of his agenda—and to make ...
theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/01/trump-reelection-covid-pandemic-science/676127/
WFH rates lowest since pandemic, federal data finds: Roughly 26% of U.S. households said someone in their home worked remotely at least one day a week ...
axios.com/2023/10/17/wfh-covid-pandemic-return-to-office
US Supply Shortages Create Adverse Health Impacts for Millions: Three years after the worst of Covid-era supply-chain disruptions, about one in six Americans ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-21/us-supply-shortages-create-adverse-health-impacts-for-millions
New data: America's Sun Belt shift continues as COVID eases: Texas was home to six of the top 10 largest-growing counties in 2022.
axios.com/2023/03/30/america-population-sun-belt-census
Manhattan's population grew last year: COVID-era flight has officially reversed.
axios.com/2023/03/31/manhattans-population-grew-last-year
We’ve only just begun to examine the racial disparities of long covid: It may take years to understand the full impact of the pandemic and its aftermath on Black ...
technologyreview.com/2022/09/20/1059679/racial-disparities-of-long-covid/
Computer chip funding to require security, worker benefits: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Commerce Department is opening the application process for computer chip ...
apnews.com/article/technology-production-facilities-united-states-government-business-covid-2650c21c0a33672dc033610da17a13ec
Manhattan’s Population Is Rebounding While the Other NYC Boroughs Shrink: The population of Manhattan grew in the most recent period tracked by the US Census ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-30/manhattan-population-grows-as-international-migrants-move-to-new-york-city
16 million households lose Covid-era boosts to food aid. 3 charts show who will hurt the most
cnn.com/2023/03/01/politics/food-stamps-who-is-affected/
New data: America's Sun Belt shift continues as COVID eases: Texas was home to six of the top 10 largest-growing counties in 2022.
axios.com/2023/03/30/america-population-sun-belt-census
37.9 million Americans are living in poverty, according to the U.S. Census. But the problem could be far worse.
cnbc.com/2023/03/07/why-poverty-might-be-far-worse-in-the-us-than-its-reported.html
How We Learned to Be Lonely: In the early days of the pandemic, many of us got used to solitude. It’s a habit we need to break.
theatlantic.com/family/archive/2023/01/loneliness-solitude-pandemic-habit/672631/
U.S. Research Scientists Are Blind to China’s Threat: Eager for collaboration, the NIH and NIAID won’t acknowledge concerns about national security.
wsj.com/articles/research-scientists-cant-be-trusted-with-national-security-biosecurity-energy-department-nih-china-gene-editing-wuhan-covid-efa30391
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37.9 million Americans are living in poverty, according to the U.S. Census. But the problem could be far worse.cnb.cx/3EZhsPl
How We Learned to Be Lonely: In the early days of the pandemic, many of us got used to solitude. It’s a habit we need to break.
theatlantic.com/family/archive/2023/01/loneliness-solitude-pandemic-habit/672631/
You Can Now Test Yourself for Both Flu and COVID-19 at Home: The U.S. FDA authorized the first self test that can detect both the influenza and COVID-19 viruses
time.com/6258300/fda-authorizes-covid-19-flu-home-test/
Report: Some census takers who fudged data didn't get fired: Some census takers who falsified information during the 2020 count didn't have their work redone ...
apnews.com/article/health-covid-education-census-2020-government-and-politics-b34f615b658a13b6343a41baaf6ca76a
The pandemic created a “perfect storm” for Black women at risk of domestic violence
technologyreview.com/2022/09/28/1060057/pandemic-black-women-domestic-violence/
I was young and healthy. A mild COVID infection changed everything: Most Americans know little to nothing about long COVID, and as a result, don’t...
sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/mild-infection-long-covid-17523630.php
US child poverty rate fell by half in 2021, census data shows: The fall from 9.7% in 2020 to 5.2% in 2021 was largely due to enhanced child tax credits provided ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/14/us-child-poverty-rate-tax-credit-census
Motherhood deferred: US median age for giving birth hits 30: Over the past three decades, birthrates have declined for women in their 20s and jumped for women in ...
abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wireStory/motherhood-deferred-us-median-age-giving-birth-hits-84545081
Nearly 1 in 5 American adults who had COVID still have long-haul symptoms, data shows
abcnews.go.com/Health/american-adults-covid-long-haul-symptoms-data-shows/story
How Houston ranks on 5 important benchmarks from Census data: Houston rises to the top of many lists according to new Census data released yesterday,...
houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/census/article/houston-census-data-2021-17641518.php
We’ve only just begun to examine the racial disparities of long covid: It may take years to understand the full impact of the pandemic and its aftermath on Black ...
technologyreview.com/2022/09/20/1059679/racial-disparities-of-long-covid/
China’s strict zero-Covid policy is causing expats to leave: By Beiyi Seow and Matthew Walsh Colin Chan spent more than a decade building a life in China ...
hongkongfp.com/2022/04/25/chinas-strict-zero-covid-policy-is-causing-expats-to-leave/
It’s a Terrible Idea to Deny Medical Care to Unvaccinated People: Omicron is pushing hospitals to their limit, but the medical system still has an ethical ...
theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/01/unvaccinated-medical-care-hospitals-omicron/621299/
The number of people primarily working from home tripled between 2019 and 2021 — jumping from 5.7% to 17.9%. It's the latest look into how the pandemic upended ... Show more trib.al/FBSipz9
Census Bureau invites appeals of counts of dorms, prisons: Governments across the U.S. can start challenging the counts of prisons, dorms and nursing homes in ...
apnews.com/article/covid-health-government-and-politics-tribal-governments-census-2020-58fcc9a493f014850cdaaede1add1caa
Celebrity Marketing in China: Why the Stakes Are Rising: Chinese celebrities made a comeback at the European shows this season, but the brands hosting them see ...
businessoffashion.com/briefings/china/celebrity-marketing-in-china-why-the-stakes-are-rising/
Paid articlePaid Half of all US states saw more deaths than births, likely driven by COVID: Half of all states experienced more deaths than births over a 12-month period ...
abcnews.go.com/Health/half-us-states-deaths-births-driven-covid/story
U.S. Economy Shrank in First Quarter: Gross domestic product contracted at 1.4% annual rate
wsj.com/articles/us-economy-gdp-growth-q1-11651108351
Many 2020 Census Details Will Be Delayed Until 2023: The most contentious census in memory will also be the slowest to release detailed statistics for businesses ...
nytimes.com/2022/04/29/us/2020-census-release.html
Hong Kong’s next government should scrap quarantine for travellers, provide pandemic exit plan: European...
scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3177972/hong-kongs-next-government-should-scrap
Detroit is largest city to challenge 2020 census numbers: DETROIT (AP) — Majority-Black Detroit has become the largest U.S. city to challenge its figures from ...
apnews.com/article/covid-health-michigan-us-census-bureau-census-2020-aea96b61934fabf6125fc71d0af46918
Despite CDC advice, some on LI decline to mask again: Few if any businesses, schools or other venues have announced plans to reinstitute the masking mandates ...
newsday.com/news/health/coronavirus/covid-19-high-risk-long-island-cdc-r9i081qq
There Are Fewer People Behind Bars Now Than 10 Years Ago. Will It Last?: Census data show incarceration rates are down. It may have more to do with the pandemic ...
themarshallproject.org/2021/09/20/there-are-fewer-people-behind-bars-now-than-10-years-ago-will-it-last
Budget Highlights: Biden Says $5.8 Trillion Plan Shows His Priorities: The president’s proposed budget would raise taxes on billionaires and corporations as well ...
nytimes.com/live/2022/03/28/us/biden-budget-proposal/the-budget-may-reignite-a-congressional-fight-over-cryptocurrency
In 1st full year of pandemic, biggest metros lost residents: After returning to metro San Francisco following a college football career, Anthony Giusti felt like ...
apnews.com/article/immigration-covid-business-health-lifestyle-5eb2f44431c82788d12051fedd8cd60c
America's post-COVID entrepreneurship boom looks like a permanent trend: Americans continued the small business boom, filing over five million new business ...
businessinsider.com/entrepreneurship-characteristics-trends-how-start-new-business-america-changed-forever-2023-1
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Census Bureau invites appeals of counts of dorms, prisons, nursing homes: Because of the challenges posed by the pandemic to the group quarters count ...
bostonglobe.com/2022/05/31/nation/census-bureau-invites-appeals-counts-dorms-prisons-nursing-homes/
US fishing haul fell 10% during first pandemic year: PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — America's commercial fishing industry fell 10% in catch volume and 15% in value ...
apnews.com/article/covid-health-maine-environment-e6e21de473113aab362c26c5d6aa783a
Garland, Raimondo test positive for COVID-19: WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland has tested positive for COVID-19 and will quarantine at home for ...
apnews.com/article/covid-health-merrick-garland-8dbbc1e9d8d86abe272e03782068a97d
Census Likely Miscounted the Population of 14 States, a Review Finds: A survey indicated that census takers in 2020 undercounted the number of people in six ...
nytimes.com/2022/05/19/us/2020-census-miscount-states.html
Big population drops in L.A., San Francisco transform state: Los Angeles lost more residents than any other county in the nation during the first year of the ...
latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-25/california-census-data
Homeschooling surge continues despite schools reopening: The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in what may be the most rapid rise in homeschooling the U.S. has ever seen ...
latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-04-18/homeschooling-surge-continues-despite-schools-reopening
U.S. aims to ramp up international tourism hit hard by COVID: The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday will unveil a new strategy aimed at boosting international ...
reuters.com/world/us/us-aims-ramp-up-international-tourism-hit-hard-by-covid-2022-06-06/
Exodus update: Census data shows how many people left San Francisco in the pandemic
pressdemocrat.com/article/news/exodus-update-census-data-shows-how-many-people-left-san-francisco-in-the/
European Chamber urges China in letter to review COVID policy: The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China said on Monday it had sent a letter to the ...
reuters.com/world/china/european-business-chamber-writes-chinas-state-council-challenges-covid-policy-2022-04-11/
In pandemic’s first year, large cities shrank as South, West saw gains: The nation’s 15 largest cities remained the same as in the previous year ...
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/05/26/census-large-cities-decline-south-west-increase/
Return to office post-COVID: Houston workers second behind Austin: Nearly three years after the pandemic sent many employees of Greater Houston businesses...
houstonchronicle.com/business/economy/article/houston-return-office-second-austin-pandemic-covid-17683584.php
US added 431,000 jobs in March in sign of economic health: America’s employers extended a streak of robust hiring in March, adding 431,000 jobs in a sign of the ...
palestineherald.com/news/us-added-431-000-jobs-in-march-in-sign-of-economic-health/article_cbef2264-b1d2-11ec-8aff-c7fc93a5e87d.html
Apple’s China Engineers Keep Products Flowing as Covid Shuts Out U.S. Staff: Tech giant passes more authority to local workers, uses live streaming and augmented ...
wsj.com/articles/apples-china-engineers-keep-products-flowing-as-covid-shuts-out-u-s-staff-11652094929
2020 Census undercounted Latino population at triple the level of 2010; Black undercount rises, too
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/03/10/census-undercounts-black-latino-populations-covid-19-year/9428810002/
Omicron may be mild, but it's still adding to many Americans' financial stress
cnn.com/2022/02/01/politics/omicron-us-financial-stress/
Opting out: A wider range of parents drives home-school surge: The pandemic has prompted more families to turn to home schooling. For some parents ...
csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2022/0203/Opting-out-A-wider-range-of-parents-drives-home-school-surge
America's major metro areas are shrinking | TheHill: Most American cities experienced their steepest population declines in recent memory as the worst...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/600318-americas-major-metro-areas-are-shrinking
Mask Mandates, Vaccines and Travel News: Covid Live Updates: The city is heading into a long holiday weekend, and officials are discouraging travel and ...
nytimes.com/live/2022/04/29/world/covid-19-mandates-vaccine-cases/bird-flu-that-has-devastated-poultry-flocks-causes-first-human-case-in-the-us
U.S. population growth drops to lowest rate since nation's founding in pandemic's first year
pbs.org/newshour/nation/u-s-population-growth-drops-to-lowest-rate-since-nations-founding-in-pandemics-first-year
3 out of 4 US counties had more deaths than births in past year | TheHill: Nearly three in four counties across America suffered more deaths than births between ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/599584-3-out-of-4-us-counties-had-more-deaths-than-births-in-past-year
Let the challenges begin! Time for contesting census is here: Detroit's mayor believes tens of thousands of residents in the majority-Black city were missed in ...
apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-pennsylvania-race-and-ethnicity-census-2020-8391eeebf5c4b3d2d80acced5b09b9ef
China's COVID controls will impact foreign investment for years - US lobby: China's strict COVID-19 controls will hamper foreign investment into the country for ...
reuters.com/markets/financials/chinas-covid-controls-will-impact-foreign-investment-years-us-lobby-2022-05-17/
City population declines related to pandemic: Census Bureau: Thursday estimates from the Census Bureau revealed population loss in eight of the 10 largest U.S ...
foxbusiness.com/economy/city-population-declines-pandemic-census
Experts: Asian population overcount masks community nuances: PHOENIX (AP) — Jennifer Chau was astonished last month when the U.S. Census Bureau's report card on ...
apnews.com/article/covid-health-us-census-bureau-lifestyle-race-and-ethnicity-771f885eff9fc0fc11fd3aafc533267b
Report: As many as 4 million Americans are out of the workforce because of long COVID
theweek.com/economy/1016196/report-as-many-as-4-million-americans-are-out-of-the-workforce-because-of-long
U.S. population grew 0.4% amid increases in births, migration: Even though the average lifespan declined because of the pandemic, data show the U.S ...
upi.com/Top_News/US/2022/12/22/population-census-lifespan-covid19-birth-migration/3721671731358/
Omicron continued to disrupt work and families' lives even as Covid-19 cases dropped
cnn.com/2022/02/22/politics/omicron-covid-pandemic-disruptions/
COVID pandemic fuelled 2021 population drop in 73% of U.S. counties: The toll of the COVID-19 pandemic was reflected in a natural decrease last year in the ...
reuters.com/world/us/covid-pandemic-fuelled-2021-population-drop-73-us-counties-2022-03-24/
Poll: Most people in the US don't trust the federal government: Republican and independent voters to be particularly skeptical of the federal government ...
businessinsider.com/government-trust-public-service-republicans-democrats-independents-2022-3
More people in work in Denmark than before coronavirus: More people are in work in Denmark than before the coronavirus crisis, according to analysis from the ...
thelocal.dk/20220414/more-people-in-work-in-denmark-than-before-coronavirus/
China’s foreign firms desperate for shift away from ‘old toolbox’ of mass testing, isolation to combat Omicron
scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3173879/chinas-foreign-firms-desperate-shift-away-old-toolbox-mass
From Katrina to COVID: The disasters that proved the US needed more emergency health care workers
eu.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/politics/2022/03/25/katrina-disasters-medical-workers-covid/9429959002/
US population growth at lowest rate in pandemic's 1st year: U.S. population growth dipped to its lowest rate since the nation’s founding during the first year of ...
apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-immigration-health-us-census-bureau-covid-19-pandemic-d224035ee70e805f1e42da6c1a9c079c
As more of China’s foreign firms, investors mull exodus amid zero-Covid controls, what can Beijing do?
scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3177691/more-chinas-foreign-firms-investors-mull-exodus-amid-zero
Work-from-home culture takes root in California: High-income employees with college degrees are more likely to have access to this hybrid work model ...
ocregister.com/2022/11/24/work-from-home-culture-takes-root-in-california
U.S. population grew at record low rate in 2021, in part due to COVID-19: The United States' population grew at a slower rate in 2021 than in any other year on ...
reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-population-grew-record-low-rate-2021-part-due-covid-19-2021-12-21/
Seattle ranks as most medicated metro for mental health reasons: Seattle ranks as the most medicated major metro area for mental health conditions ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/seattle-ranks-as-most-medicated-metro-for-mental-health-reasons/
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