As we head into the third winter of the pandemic, only about 13% of American adults — less than 11% of Americans overall — have received the bivalent COVID-19 booster. Read more
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Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent booster shows higher immune response, but new COVID cases climb back above 40,000 a day
First the good news: Pfizer Inc. and Germany-based partner BioNTech SE said updated trial data for their omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent booster showed a “substantially higher” immune response in adults than Read more
Campus COVID-19 vaccine mandates had the biggest impact on colleges with low-income students. Here’s why they were so effective.
COVID-19 vaccine mandates at colleges were effective in saving lives, especially in colleges that largely comprised low-income and minority communities, researchers say. Vaccine mandates on college campuses reduced total U.S. Read more
Pandemic is still a public health emergency, warns WHO, urging greater surveillance including testing and sequencing
The World Health Organization said Tuesday the coronavirus pandemic remains a public health emergency, and warned that a reduction in surveillance, including testing and sequencing, is making it difficult to Read more
New omicron variant worries experts as it spreads in India, and Moderna says new booster offers better protection against BA.4 and BA.5
A new, highly infectious subvariant of omicron is raising concerns among scientists and health experts as it spreads in India and other countries, including the U.S. Scientists say the variant Read more
‘Several hundred thousand’ new COVID cases a day aren’t being reported as hospitalizations keep climbing
Although fears may be growing that another COVID-19 surge will be upon us in the coming months, there is some indication that the future is now. There’s a reason that Read more
With BA.5 the dominant variant, hospitalizations hike up to 4-month high
While the daily averages of new COVID-19 cases and deaths remained in relatively tight ranges, hospitalizations jumped to a four-month high, and the positivity rate of tests climbed to a Read more