The Community News Covid-19 Information

01/24/2024

https://time.com/6554340/covid-19-surge-2024/

We're living in our new normal.

01/04/2024

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/01/04/covid-2024-us-jn1/

The JN.1 variant, covid hospitalizations and wastewater levels are rising heading into 2024. But hospitalizations and deaths are lower than in previous winters.

01/01/2024

What is JN.1? The heavily mutated COVID-19 variant is now the fastest-growing strain in the US. Experts discuss JN.1 symptoms, transmission, vaccines and more.

06/09/2022

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/breakthrough-covid-19-cases-deaths-rise-amid-push/story

An ABC News analysis of federal data found that the share of breakthrough COVID-19 cases has reached its highest point since the vaccines were introduced.

06/08/2022

https://apple.news/AIy0LjLr0SfaNzSCBT8zv5A

Moderna said Wednesday that using a new version of its Covid-19 vaccine as a booster led to a superior antibody response against the Omicron variant compared to its current shot.

06/05/2022

https://apple.news/Ahi7700OcQIy_hLD6RhEGCA

COVID-19 cases have risen in the U.S. to around 100,000 per day, and the real number could be as much as five times that, given many go unreported.

05/20/2022

https://www.weather.com/health/coronavirus/video/cdc-urges-one-third-americans-to-mask-up

As COVID-19 cases rise across the country, the CDC is urging states with higher infection risks to reinstate indoor mask policies. - Videos from The Weather Channel | weather.com

04/15/2022

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fda-authorizes-breath-test-to-detect-covid-19/ar-AAWeFqs

InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer test can detect infections using only a breath sample and yield results in less than three minutes.

04/12/2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/04/10/nasal-covid-vaccine/

Sobered by the way the omicron variant tore through the population -- including the vaccinated -- some scientists think the next coronavirus vaccine should be a spray up the nose.

03/29/2022

https://www.statnews.com/2022/03/29/u-s-approves-second-covid-19-booster-for-people-50-and-older/

People 50 and older are now eligible for another shot of either the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines four months after their last dose, the FDA said.

01/20/2022

https://www.axios.com/covid-cases-deaths-omicron-wave-pandemic-526531a8-c32f-4c25-bc60-d68cde120646.html

Omicron's death toll is rising as cases decline on the East Coast.

01/19/2022

You can now order free Covid-19 rapid tests that will be delivered to your mailbox — but you’ll only get a few.