Mass. health insurers say they’ll stop providing free at-home COVID tests – WBUR News
The state’s biggest health insurers have decided to stop providing free over-the-counter COVID tests next month, a move that could...
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Health Department supports additional COVID-19 boosters for kupuna – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
The Hawaii Department of Health said it supports the latest federal recommendations for an additional dose of the bivalent booster...
Minnesota leads charge for better vaccines against pandemics, COVID-19 – Star Tribune
The University of Minnesota is kick-starting a global movement to improve on COVID-19 vaccines, which were developed in the first...
New coronavirus subvariant Arcturus is now in L.A. Is there reason to worry? – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles County has identified its first cases of an emerging Omicron coronavirus subvariant dubbed Arcturus, a strain global health...
Biden Administration Will Fund Program to Keep Covid Vaccines Free for the Uninsured – The New York Times
The program, which will include a partnership with pharmacy chains, will help cover the cost of vaccinating patients when the...
CDC panel weighs updates to COVID vaccine recs
Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today presented proposed COVID vaccine policy updates to its vaccine...
FDA authorizes second bivalent COVID boosters for seniors, other at-risk groups
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today authorized second bivalent (two-strain) COVID-19 booster doses for people ages 65 and up...
XBB.1.16 picks up speed in US as WHO experts weigh COVID vaccine composition
Editor's Note: The headline and text of this story were corrected on April 15, 2023, with the correct subvariant: XBB.1.16.The...
XBB.1.6 picks up speed in US as WHO experts weigh COVID vaccine composition
The Omicron XBB.1.6 SARS-CoV-2 subvariant fueling India's surge is gaining traction in the United States, but so far the nation...
1095 days: Three years of COVID-19 response at Emory – The Emory Wheel
Three years ago, Emory University joined higher education institutions across the country in announcing that, after an extended spring break,...