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New COVID Subvariant XBB.1.5 Has Taken Hold In U.S.

Medical experts are concerned about the subvariant, named XBB.1.5, possibly spreading during the holiday travel season. I know most of us have moved on from the coronavirus pandemic, but it looks like COVID-19 is not quite done with us. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released data showing a new version of omicron has taken hold in the U.S. Medical experts are concerned about the subvariant, named XBB.1.5, possibly spreading during the holiday travel season. Continue reading “New COVID Subvariant XBB.1.5 Has Taken Hold In U.S.”

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Travel Restricted From 8 Countries To U.S. Over New Variant Concerns

Two of three antibody treatments for COVID-19 have been de-authorized after the manufacturers announced they were ineffective against the omicron variant.

As the world woke up to headlines regarding a new COVID variant, President Biden announced new air travel restrictions from South Africa and seven other countries until more information becomes available. Continue reading “Travel Restricted From 8 Countries To U.S. Over New Variant Concerns”

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Half Of US Adults Have Received At Least One COVID Shot

Getting my second dose of the Pfizer COVID vaccine

Getting my second dose of the Pfizer COVID vaccine
Getting my second Pfizer vaccine shot last month
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data on Saturday that shows nearly half of U.S. adults (49.7%) have received at least one dose of the corona virus vaccine. That accounts for more than 128 million over the age of 18 having received at least one shot. More than 82 million, or 31.8% of adults, are fully vaccinated. See the full data here. The U.S. is averaging just over 3 million vaccine shots a day, which is good news considering a recent poll showed 49% of Republican men have no intention of getting the shot. A big part of overcoming the pandemic relies on folks getting vaccinated in order to stop the spread of the virus. That equation now includes a focus on about new, more potent variants which now make up about half of new infections in the U.S. With that in mind, the White House announced Friday that it will allocate $1.7 billion from the recent stimulus package to target the detection, surveillance and mitigation of the variants.