Archive - COVID-19 Top Stories

Keeping "happy" and "healthy" in the holidays

No cause for alarm but know that Covid, flu and other bugs are partying, too

Dec 22, 2023 •

September 2023

New Covid shots get green light from CDC

CDC and its advisors urge vaccinations for infants, children and adults. New shots should be available at local health sites by early next week.

Sep 12, 2023 •

New Covid shots on the way

CDC panel expected to issue guidelines Tuesday; pharmacies could start giving shots within days; increasing cases prompt new calls for indoor masks and…

Sep 12, 2023 •

April 2023

Another Covid shot for high-risk people

FDA, CDC simplify vaccine recommendations. Bivalent shots urged for all, and new formulation booster still possible later in the year.

Apr 20, 2023 •

January 2023

FDA looks to improve, simplify Covid vaccinations

Building on flu vaccine model, advisors to consider whether annual boosters are needed to prevent severe Covid and deaths; Study points to significant…

Jan 24, 2023 •

December 2022

Quick guide to choosing masks

If you are going to wear a mask (and you should if you are in close quarters with other people,) please choose one that is likely to protect aga…

Dec 17, 2022 •

White House warns of winter virus surge

What's your Covid-19 action plan? WH urges tests before events and pre-positions ventilators, masks, other supplies; Florida politician aims at vaccine…

Dec 15, 2022 •

Maybe masks are a good idea, after all

Big jump in new cases sparks concerns for medically vulnerable people in California, other states; booster shots authorized for infants and toddlers.

Dec 8, 2022 •

Covid coexistence: Two truths and a lie

Global Covid trends improve; US, China continue to see illness, death; Twitter restores purveyors of false Covid information.

Dec 2, 2022 •

November 2022

The new "new normal" in pandemic year 3

FDA updates self-test kit instructions, one top expert points to geographic variation in Covid risk, and what about RSV?

Nov 6, 2022 •

October 2022

Omicron boosters for kids cleared

FDA authorization comes amid worry that Americans are not getting boosters fast enough; USA again tops weekly global Covid deaths. And, severe Covid…

Oct 12, 2022 •

September 2022

Why you should get Covid booster now

And a non-Covid bonus: Earthquake and other Fall home safety tips, plus an update on polio virus detected in New York wastewater.

Sep 14, 2022 •

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