Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News, August 5, 2022 Following its emergency authorization last month, just 7,300 doses of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Americans across the country, newly updated data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …
COVID-19 infections dropped overall in Tennessee but hospitalizations are still rising
Frank Gluck, The Tennessean, August 3, 2022 Confirmed COVID-19 infections dropped statewide and in Davidson County last week, according to the latest data from the Tennessee Department of Health. As of Saturday, the seven-day average of cases in Tennessee was …
How Long Are You Contagious With COVID-19? Here’s What to Know as BA.5 Subvariant Circulates
NBC Chicago, July 29, 2022 Have you recently experienced a bout of COVID-19, but are still testing positive despite following federal recommendations for isolation and masking? With the quickly-spreading BA.5 subvariant expanding, people may be receiving positive test results even …
People recommended to mask up in Knox County again after CDC places more East TN counties under ‘high’ COVID risk
WBIR, July 29, 2022 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending people in Knox County and across most of East Tennessee to wear masks again after the area reported another increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations and infections this week. The CDC …
Pfizer starts mid-stage trial for vaccine against Omicron subvariant
Reuters, July 27, 2022 Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and its German partner BioNTech SE (22UAy.DE) said on Wednesday they had started a mid-stage study of a modified COVID-19 vaccine which targets both the original as well as the BA.2 Omicron subvariant. Pfizer said the vaccine …