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Category: Covid-19

The FDA’s approval of updated booster shots comes as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise across the U.S. with the spread of new Omicron variants.
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Updated COVID-19 Booster Shots Available Soon

by Breanna Reeves September 15, 2023September 15, 2023

Breanna Reeves The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved and authorized the emergency use of updated COVID-19 booster shots that are designed to target the Omicron variant XBB.1.5. Following […]

The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) considers new vaccine strategy.
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One Shot: FDA Advisory Committee Adopts New COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy

by Breanna Reeves January 30, 2023January 31, 2023
Dr. Ben Neuman, Chief Virologist of the Global Health Research Complex at Texas A&M University, explained how the XBB.1.5 appears to grow well and has a little bit better affinity for the receptors in our lungs. “It is better at holding on to people, essentially, than some of the previous strains it evolved from,” Dr. Neuman said.
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Latest COVID-19 Variant XBB.1.5 Spreading Quickly, Overcoming Some Components of Immunity

by Breanna Reeves January 12, 2023January 12, 2023
In combination with COVID-19 and an early and worsening influenza season, hospitals around the state are reporting higher than normal cases resulting from Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV-related illnesses.
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‘Tridemic’ Warning as RSV, COVID-19 and Influenza Cases Rise

by Breanna Reeves December 10, 2022December 12, 2022
Treatment options are available for those who test positive for COVID-19. However, some communities, particularly communities of color, have difficulty accessing treatments as a result of not knowing where to get treated and not being offered the option by health providers.
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Disparities in Access to COVID-19 Therapeutics  in Communities of Color

by Breanna Reeves December 10, 2022December 10, 2022
Community members cheer during a town hall event on Long Haul COVID hosted by the Center for Healthy Communities (CHC) at the University of California, Riverside on Nov. 30, 2022 at Ecclesia Christian Fellowship church in San Bernardino, CA.
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Long Haul COVID-19: Learning to Be Your Own Advocate

by Breanna Reeves December 4, 2022December 4, 2022
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What You Need to Know About the Updated COVID-19 Boosters

by Breanna Reeves September 11, 2022September 11, 2022
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Long Haul COVID in the Black Community

by Breanna Reeves September 6, 2022September 5, 2022
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New COVID-19  “Bivalent” Boosters Will Protect Against Highly Contagious BA5 Variant

by Breanna Reeves September 1, 2022September 1, 2022

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