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 …
Updated COVID booster shots reduce the risk of hospitalization, CDC reports
Ashley Ahn, NPR, Dec. 18, 2022 New bivalent COVID booster shots are more effective at reducing risk of hospitalization than boosters of the original vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in two new studies Friday. The CDC recommended a bivalent booster …
‘Tripledemic’ viruses still spreading. What science shows about being contagious.
Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, Dec. 18, 2022 How can we stop the winter “tripledemic” of respiratory viruses from wrecking upcoming holiday travel and family gatherings? People know when they have Covid symptoms, but do minor sniffles at the end of a coronavirus …
White House resumes handing out free COVID-19 rapid test kits
Jennifer Shutt, Tennessee Lookout, December 15, 2022 The Biden administration is once again offering Americans the opportunity to order free at-home COVID-19 rapid tests from the federal government, a program that it had shuttered amid an ongoing stalemate with Congress …
Hospitalizations signal rising COVID-19 risk for US seniors
Carla K. Johnson, AP News, December 11, 2022 Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of U.S. deaths and less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations. These …