Sources and updates, November 27
Sources and updates for the week of November 27 include more data on bivalent booster shots, Long COVID research, and more.
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Sources and updates, November 20
Sources and updates for the week of November 20 include mortality trends, bivalent boosters, perceptions of COVID-19 trends, and more.
Read MoreSources and updates, November 13
Sources and updates for the week of November 13 include booster shot uptake by state, masks in schools, Paxlovid for Long COVID, and more.
Read MoreNational numbers, November 13
We are beginning to see the impacts of colder weather and new variants this week, as both official COVID-19 cases and new hospital admissions went up slightly: increasing by 6% and 5% from the prior week, respectively. Wastewater monitoring similarly shows an uptick in coronavirus transmission at the national level, according to Biobot’s dashboard. The Northeast still has the highest virus concentration, but other regions of the country are catching up.
Read MoreSources and updates, November 6
Sources and updates for the week of November 6 include Omicron bivalent boosters, a Long COVID clinical trial, an RSV vaccine, and more.
Read MoreSources and updates, October 30
Sources and updates for the week of October 30 include booster shot demographics, mortality data by occupation, Paxlovid prescriptions, and more.
Read MoreThe U.S. needs to step up its booster shot campaign
New, Omicron-specific booster shots are publicly available for all American adults who’ve been previously vaccinated. But awareness of the shots and uptake so far are both incredibly low.
Read MoreSources and updates, September 25
Sources and updates for the week of September 25 include new booster shot data, CDC funding for COVID-19 testing and genomic surveillance, Long COVID studies, and more.
Read MoreNational numbers, September 25
Nationally, official COVID-19 case counts continue to decline: reported cases are down about 11% last week compared to the prior week, while new COVID-19 patients in hospitals are down 10%. But signals from wastewater and variants suggest a fall surge may be starting soon.
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.
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