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Here’s why Covid cases are spiking again and how it could affect you

The FDA announced Thursday that it has approved new Covid vaccine shots

The Independent UK

New COVID vaccines get FDA approval

Vaccines for a fall immunization drive against COVID-19 just got the green light from the Food and Drug Administration. The agency says the vaccines can protect people, as hospitalizations tick up.

WEKU

Ashish Jha, White House COVID-19 coordinator, to leave post next week

Ashish Jha, the White House’s point person on the COVID-19 response, will depart from the administration next week

The Independent UK

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US to lift most federal Covid-19 vaccine mandates next week

The Biden administration will end the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends

The Independent UK

US to end Covid vaccine requirement for foreign travellers on May 11

The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining federal Covid-19 vaccine rules next week

Evening Standard

U.S. Finally Ends Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Travelers, Employees, Head Start

The last vestiges of the Biden administration's pandemic mandates are disappearing on May 11.

Reason

US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week

The Biden administration will end the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends

The Independent UK

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White House to disband Covid response team in May, reports say

Ashish Jha, Joe Biden’s Covid response coordinator, likely to leave the administration once emergency team is dissolved

The Guardian - US

Doyle McManus: Biden said the pandemic is over, but the pandemic won't cooperate

WASHINGTON — Three years after the United States logged its first case of COVID-19, the pandemic has slipped off the front pages and seemingly out of public consciousness.

Los Angeles Times

The symbolic end of Operation Warp Speed

A key member of Biden's COVID team is retiring, and there's no new federal funding.

Axios

RSV recedes and flu peaks as a new COVID variant shoots 'up like a rocket'

RSV and the flu appear to be receding in the U.S., but COVID is on the rise, new data suggests, driven by holiday gatherings and an even more transmissible omicron subvariant that has become dominant.

WEKU

New Covid variant 'most transmissible yet' hits UK as NHS drugs run out

People asked to keep children off school with symptoms and to wear masks if unwell to avoid passing it on

Nottingham Post

New Covid variant XBB.1.5 is 'most transmissible yet' warns World Health Organisation

The new Covid subvariant XBB.1.5, which has seen a rise from 4% to 41% of US infections during December, is the "most transmissible yet" warned the World Health Organisation

Daily Mirror

It's not just you. Everyone really is sick this holiday season as the U.S. battles a ‘worst in a decade’ flu and rising COVID cases

The winter COVID surge is only part of the problem, as the U.S. confronts a flu for the record books and a fierce resurgence of RSV, among other infections.

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Los Angeles Times

‘A lot of viruses running around’: LA County hospital beds at lowest availability since pandemic began

LOS ANGELES — The number of available Los Angeles County hospital beds has fallen to its lowest level of the pandemic, the result not only of the enduring threat of COVID-19 and the reemergence of flu and RSV, but also the needs of a populace that put off nonemergency care.

Los Angeles Times

How to avoid illness as COVID-19 and the flu surge

LOS ANGELES — A one-two punch of COVID-19 and the flu is striking California, sickening residents — some so severely they’ve had to go to the hospital — interrupting daily life and threatening to upend holiday plans.

Los Angeles Times

As COVID-19 spikes in California, booster shots could make all the difference

LOS ANGELES — With coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rising in Los Angeles County, officials are voicing new confidence in the effectiveness of the updated COVID-19 booster shot.

WEKU

Twitter will no longer enforce its COVID misinformation policy

Public health experts and social media researchers are concerned that the change could have serious consequences if it discourages vaccination and other efforts to combat the still-spreading virus.

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The Independent UK

Twitter ends enforcement of COVID misinformation policy

Twitter is no longer enforcing its policy against misinformation about COVID-19

The Guardian - US

White House health officials: up-to-date vaccines key to move on from Covid

Fauci and Jha comments come amid campaign to encourage public to get the new coronavirus boosters as well as flu shots

Tribune News Service

China needs vaccinations more than lockdowns, US officials say

WASHINGTON — Two top U.S. health officials questioned China’s COVID Zero policy, saying it’s unlikely to rein in the virus on its own and makes little sense without an improved vaccination campaign to broaden immunity.

Axios

Fauci appears at last White House COVID briefing before retirement

"Get your updated COVID-19 shot as soon as you're eligible, to protect yourself, your family and your community."

Los Angeles Times

New omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 make gains as BA.5 fades

LOS ANGELES — The rise of new coronavirus subvariants is continuing to erode the grip the omicron strain BA.5 has held for months, worrying health officials that a winter resurgence of COVID-19 may be ahead.

Los Angeles Times

California sees increase in RSV, a respiratory illness that can be dangerous for babies

LOS ANGELES — Some California children’s hospitals are straining under a surge of RSV, a respiratory illness that can cause babies to struggle to breathe.

Tribune News Service

Biden faces winter COVID surge as funds, public interest dry up

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is urging a vaccination push as he braces for a winter wave of COVID-19 cases that could again drive up hospitalizations and deaths, but this time without a blank check to fight the surge.

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