Sources and updates, September 11
Sources and updates for the week of September 11 include annual boosters, K-12 school safety, children orphaned during the pandemic, and more.
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BA.2.75 (Centaurus) is still a subvariant worth watching
BA.2.75, a newer subvariant that evolved from BA.2, has been driving increased coronavirus transmission in some other countries recently. This lineage has yet to be identified in large numbers in the U.S., but I was inspired by a recent reader question to share what we’ve learned about it since my previous post in July.
Read MoreCOVID-19 risk factors that should lead to Omicron booster priority
Unlike previous vaccination campaigns, the new Omicron boosters are available to all adults across the country who have been previously inoculated. But all previously-vaccinated Americans are not facing similar levels of COVID-19 risk.
Read MoreNational numbers, September 11
It might appear that the U.S. reported a significant drop in COVID-19 cases last week, as the CDC’s numbers dropped to about 70,000 new cases a day last week from 87,000 new cases a day in the prior week. But in fact, the decline was likely exaggerated by Labor Day weekend, as testing labs and the public health workers who crunch data took time off.
Read MoreCOVID source shout-out: Household Pulse Survey
While COVID-19 data have become less reliable in recent months, one federal source has remained fairly consistent: the Household Pulse Survey.
Read MoreSources and updates, September 4
Sources and updates for the week of September 4 include BA.4.6, Long COVID’s impact on work, life expectancy, and more.
Read MoreData considerations for the new Omicron-specific booster shots
This week, the FDA and CDC authorized new booster shots from both Pfizer and Moderna that are tweaked to specifically target Omicron BA.4 and BA.5. Here are some data considerations for the new boosters.
Read MoreReflections and format shifts following the CDD’s first hiatus
This is my first COVID-19 Data Dispatch issue after my August hiatus! Here are a few updates on how that went and changes I’m thinking about for the publication going forward.
Read MoreNational numbers, September 4
Over the past month, COVID-19 trends in the U.S. have been fairly consistent: disease spread has declined slowly around the country. Official case counts dropped from about 120,000 a day in the first week of August, to about 80,000 a day last week.
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