Shay Simon, News Channel 3, March 15, 2024 Recent COVID data shows that eight people have died in Shelby County in a period from late January to late February this year. Dr. Stephen Threlkeld, an infectious disease specialist with Baptist …
How bad are flu, COVID-19 and RSV? These charts show how respiratory viruses are spreading in the US
Nicky Forster, AP News, March 15, 2024 Spring is nearlyhere, but the 2023-24 respiratory virus season isn’t over yet. Viral activity from flu, COVID-19 and RSV has fallen from the peak, but levels remain elevated. Here’s the situation in four …
4 years since the COVID pandemic lockdown: How it changed our lives
Dan Grossman, News Channel 5, March 15, 2024 There are no longer those once-familiar restrictions — the six feet, the capacity limits, the mandates to wear masks in public. We come and go as we please, we travel where we want …
Up to 5.8 million kids have long COVID, study says. One mother discusses the “heartbreaking” search for answers.
Sara Moniuszko and Michael George, CBS News, March 15, 2024 Up to 5.8 million young people have long COVID, according to a recent study — and parents like Amanda Goodhart are looking for answers. She says her 6-year old son Logan caught COVID …
COVID virus lingers in tissues for over a year
Dennis Thompson, US News & World Report, March 11, 2024 The COVID-19 virus can linger in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after they’ve shaken their initial infection, new findings show. Researchers found pieces of …