Sources and updates, January 22
Sources and updates for the week of January 22 include respiratory virus hospitalizations, new excess death estimates, wastewater testing on airplanes, and more.
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National numbers, October 16
While official case numbers remain low compared to past fall seasons—both national cases and hospital admissions dropped again this week—signals of a coming fall surge are accumulating from wastewater and local data. According to Biobot’s dashboard, the coronavirus continues to spread in the Northeast at higher levels than the rest of the country with a new uptick this week.
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 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 MorePandemic preparedness: Improving our data surveillance and communication
What has the U.S. learned from the last two years, and what lessons can we take forward for future COVID-19 surges and other infectious disease outbreaks? The Biden administration has released a new pandemic preparedness plan that addresses these questions.
Read MoreSources and updates, December 5
Featured sources for the week of December 5 include state contact tracing strategies and polling on vaccination attitudes.
Read MoreCash incentives for vaccination have little impact
While politicians at all levels have praised cash incentives, research has shown that this strategy has little impact on actually convincing Americans to get vaccinated. A recent investigation I worked on (at the Documenting COVID-19 project and the Missouri Independent) provides new evidence for this trend: the state of Missouri allocated $11 million for gift cards that residents could get upon receiving their first or second vaccine dose, but the vast majority of local health departments opted not to participate in the program—and a very small number of gift cards have been distributed thus far.
Read MoreSources and updates, November 14
Featured sources and updates for the week of November 14 include local public health departments, vaccine misinformation, and shots for kids.
Read MoreSources and updates, October 31
Featured sources and updates for the week of October 31 include booster shot data, polling on vaccines, testing in prisons, breakthrough cases, and more.
Read MoreFDA authorizes Pfizer vaccine for younger children
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, under an Emergency Use Authorization. The agency’s vaccine advisory committee met on Tuesday to discuss Pfizer’s application and voted overwhelmingly in favor; the FDA followed this up with an EUA announcement on Friday.
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