Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, April 14, 2023 A new coronavirus subvariant, XBB. 1.16, has been designated as a “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization. The latest omicron offshoot is particularly prevalent in India, where it has sparked a rise in …
COVID: $5 billion investment for new vaccines and treatments
CBS News, April 13, 2023 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is looking to the future of Covid-19 as the country enters a new phase in the pandemic. A senior administration official says DHS is launching a $5 …
Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts
Zeke Miller, AP News, April 11, 2023 The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic ended Monday as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three years — weeks before it …
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 …
FDA will let some adults get a second boost of the bivalent COVID-19 shot
Rob Stein, NPR, April 4, 2023 The Food and Drug Administration has decided to allow some people to get a second booster with one of the COVID-19 vaccines that have been updated to target the omicron variant, NPR has learned. …