Weekly Update June 20, 2022 – COVID Cases Surge, but Deaths Stay Near Lows: Most Americans Carry Immune Protection through Infection, Vaccine or Both
CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months
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CDC Recommends COVID Vaccines for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers
Children as young as six months old, through age five, will be able to get the US’s first COVID vaccines approved for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The development came after final sign-off on Saturday from Rochelle Walensky, the director of the CDC.
UK COVID Infection Rate Rises: More than One Million Cases in England
The figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), based on swabs collected from randomly selected households, reveal that in the week ending 11 June an estimated one in 50 people in the community in England are thought to have had COVID – around 1.13 million people.
Improving Air Quality in Schools with COVID Funding
Researcherssaythebillionsinpandemic funding available for ventilation upgrades in U.S. schools provides a once-in-a-generation opportunity to combat COVID-19, as well as making air more breathable.
New Research Finds Omicron Poses About Half the Risk of Long COVID as Delta
On a per capita basis, CA is recording 266 a week per 100,000 residents. A weekly transmission rate over 100 per 100,000 is considered high. Although there was a 6% dip over the past week (15,800downto14,900), the most recent plateau could have been caused by a lag in reporting over theMemorialDayholiday.
Study Finds Being ‘Fully Vaccinated’ without Booster Doesn’t Help Against Omicron
An updated version of Moderna’s COVID vaccine produces an eightfold increase in antibody levels against the Omicron variant, according to early trial results, raising hopes for a once-a-year booster to protect against the disease.