Rob Stein, NPR, November 11, 2022 Two new omicron subvariants have become dominant in the United States, raising fears they could fuel yet another surge of COVID-19 infections, according to estimates released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and …
TSU Expert Warns of Triple Threats from Flu, COVID, RSV
Emmanuel Freeman, The Tennessee Tribune, November 10, 2022 The U.S. is facing a potential triple threat of flu, COVID-19, and RSV or Respiratory Syncytial Virus, and a Tennessee State University infectious disease expert is calling on individuals to get immunized, …
Factbox: What are the new BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 coronavirus variants, and why it matters
Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters, November 4, 2022 New offshoots of the dominant BA.5 subvariant of Omicron known as BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 are gaining ground in the United States as the SARS-Cov-2 virus that triggered the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve. The …
Tennessee COVID-19 infections rising again after falling much of September and October
Mike Osborne, WMOT, November 3, 2022 Tennessee’s COVID-19 new infection counts have risen two weeks running after falling for much of September and October. New case counts jumped 31 percent to just under 7200 cases statewide during the week that …
What doctors wish patients knew about COVID-19 vaccine boosters
Sara Berg, The American Medical Association, October 28, 2022 When the COVID-19 Delta variant became the dominant strain of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States, it was found that people’s immunity against infection started to wane months after they finished their primary vaccine …