By Kathy Katella, October 1, 2024 A new highly transmissible coronavirus subvariant is starting to spread in the United States. Experts say it could become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain just in time for winter, when COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations tend to peak. …
How the CDC tests wastewater for COVID — and what it found in your state
By Matt Stiles and Way Mullery, September 29, 2024 New COVID-19 infections are no longer tracked or reported as closely as they were during the public health emergency. Instead, US officials now focus on testing the contents of Americans’ wastewater to keep …
Got COVID? Here are the new 2024 isolation guidelines
By Lindsey Leake, September 27, 2024 Two lines appear on the test card, 15 minutes after you’ve swabbed the depths of your nostrils and swirled the contents in a plastic tube. You’ve got COVID. As recently as February, a positive rapid …
It’s time to roll up sleeves for new COVID, flu shots
By Lauran Neergaard, September 25, 2024 Fall means it’s time for just about everybody to get up to date on their flu and COVID-19 vaccines – and a lot of older adults also need protection against another risky winter virus, RSV. Yes, …
Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month
By ABC News, September 22, 2024 WASHINGTON — Starting this month, Americans will be able to order free COVID-19 test kits that will be mailed to their homes. U.S. households will be able to order as many as four nasal swab tests at COVIDTests.gov when …