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. …
From addiction treatment to nursing homes, end of COVID emergency will bring changes across U.S. health care system
Rachana Pradhan, CBS News, March 21, 2023 The Biden administration’s decision to end the COVID-19 public health emergency in May will institute sweeping changes across the health care system that go far beyond many people having to pay more for COVID tests. In response to the …
The COVID-19 Pandemic: A look back at the pandemic in East TN, 3 years later
WBIR, March 17, 2023 It has been around three years since cases of COVID-19 were first reported in East Tennessee. Since then, the World Health Organization reported that at least 6.8 million people died across the world from COVID-19. The …
FDA authorizes Pfizer’s COVID omicron booster as fourth shot for kids under 5
Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, March 14, 2023 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized Pfizer’s omicron booster shot for kids under five years old who were previously vaccinated with three doses of the company’s original vaccine. Children six months through four …