Carmen Acosta, NPR, February 10, 2023 There are still hundreds of thousands of COVID cases reported in the U.S. each week, along with a few thousand deaths related to COVID. But with mask mandates a thing of the past and …
This winter’s U.S. COVID surge is fading fast, likely thanks to a ‘wall’ of immunity
Rob Stein, NPR, February 3, 2023 This winter’s COVID-19 surge in the U.S. appears to be fading without hitting nearly as hard as many had feared. “I think the worst of the winter resurgence is over,” says Dr. David Rubin, who’s been …
An FDA committee votes to roll out a new COVID vaccination strategy
Scott Hensley, NPR, January 26, 2023 A committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on a proposal to simplify the nation’s strategy for vaccinating people against COVID-19. The recommendation is that future COVID-19 vaccines should be …
RSV recedes and flu peaks as a new COVID variant shoots ‘up like a rocket’
Rob Stein, NPR, January 6, 2023 As the new year begins and the depths of winter approach, U.S. infectious disease experts monitoring the “tripledemic” stew of viruses that have been plaguing the country say there’s good news — and bad. …
It’s not too late to get a COVID booster — especially for older adults
Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, December 28, 2022 The U.S. has come a long way from two years ago when COVID-19 vaccines first became available and people were cutting the line to get their shots. Now, many have shrugged off the need to get …