COVID-19 Updates
News from the FDA/CDC
Indoor masking needed in almost 70% of U.S. counties: CDC data
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‘War has changed’: CDC says Delta as contagious as chicken pox
From the Journals
Doctors’ offices may be hot spot for transmission of respiratory infections
But it’s hard to know where exposures to influenzalike illnesses found in a new study occurred, says an expert.
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CDC to show vaccinated people infected with Delta remain contagious
The revelation is one reason the agency reversed course this week and said fully vaccinated people should go back to wearing masks in many cases...
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‘A few mutations away’: The threat of a vaccine-proof variant
“When we have lots of people infected, we give more chances to the virus to diversify and then adapt to selective pressures.”
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Vaccinated people infected with Delta remain contagious
The CDC data show people with so-called breakthrough cases of the Delta variant may be just as contagious as unvaccinated people, even if they do...
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As common respiratory viruses resurface, children are at serious risk
Younger children may be especially vulnerable to the reemergence of common respiratory viruses such as influenza and respiratory syncytial virus...
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Pfizer vaccine protection wanes after 6 months, study finds
Strong protection against serious illness and hospitalization remains.
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CDC calls for masks in schools, hard-hit areas, even if vaccinated
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: Vaccinations, new cases both rising
The increase in vaccine initiation was fairly modest for the week of July 16-22, but the latest jump in new cases was not.
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AMA, 55 other groups urge health care vax mandate
“We must continue to address workers’ concerns, engage with marginalized populations, and work with trusted messengers to improve vaccine...