Mary Kekatos, ABC News, July 5, 2023 By the end of 2022, about one in four American adults and older teenagers still hadn’t contracted COVID-19, according to new federal data. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been tracking seroprevalence …
FDA simplifies COVID vaccine schedules, withdraws authorization for older COVID-19 vaccines targeting virus’ original strain
Nicole Wetsman, ABC News, April 18, 2023 The Food and Drug Administration authorized a second omicron-targeted bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine for people over 65 or who are immunocompromised, the agency announced Tuesday. The agency also said any adult who has not …
What to know about the XBB.1.16 COVID variant causing concern in India
Ingrid Hein, ABC News, April 6, 2023 The World Health Organization is monitoring XBB.1.16, an omicron subvariant that has been detected in over 20 countries and is contributing to a recent surge of COVID-19 cases in India. Known as “Arcturus,” XBB.1.16 has …
The winter COVID wave that wasn’t: Why the US didn’t see a surge
Mary Kekatos, ABC News, March 13, 2023 When the United States saw COVID-19 cases and deaths rise around this past Christmas and New Year‘s, many Americans feared the country was in for a third winter wave. But as quickly as both metrics went up, they …
COVID numbers rise as health officials continue to advocate for boosters
Emma Egan, ABC News, December 9, 2022 COVID-19 is back on the rise as average cases and deaths this week are 1.5x higher compared to the previous week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. COVID hospitalizations have …