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America still needs more COVID treatments

The virus could evolve in a way that makes the current ones obsolete.

Axios · Jun 3, 2022

Why we need better COVID vaccines this fall

SAN JOSE, Calif. — New research by a team of San Francisco scientists is raising questions about the usefulness of a new omicron-specific COVID vaccine for next fall, as the virus quickly evolves and the risk of illness is likely to soar.

Tribune News Service · May 27, 2022

Why won't more seniors get boosters?

Poor messaging around booster shots has left millions at risk, researchers say

Salon · May 25, 2022

Infectious omicron BA.2 now dominant in US, with coronavirus spring rise likely

LOS ANGELES — The highly infectious BA.2 omicron subvariant is now the dominant version of the coronavirus circulating in the United States, according to federal estimates, a development that is triggering fresh concerns of a potential springtime wave.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2022

‘We’re way behind’: next US booster rollout faces delays and lack of funds

With a potential second booster on the horizon for vulnerable groups, the White House is still struggling to drum up interest for additional shots – and funding

The Guardian - US · Mar 27, 2022

Proportion of omicron BA.2 cases rising rapidly. Is a surge coming or just a ripple?

LOS ANGELES — The proportion of coronavirus cases of the ascendant omicron subvariant BA.2 is rising across the U.S. and along the West Coast, new federal forecasts show.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 23, 2022

Omicron BA.2 subvariant now 1 in 3 US COVID cases

New data Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show omicron’s more transmissible BA.2 subvariant now accounts for more than a third of the virus circulating in the U.S. but is not yet driving a surge in cases here as it has overseas.

Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2022

Scientists worry virus variant may push up COVID cases in US

Scientists worry that a contagious coronavirus variant may soon push cases up in the United States just as it has in Europe and Asia

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

California could see coronavirus uptick this spring because of omicron subvariant BA.2

LOS ANGELES — Coronavirus cases are on the upswing worldwide, prompting some officials to warn that California could see increases this spring because of the omicron subvariant BA.2 even though cases so far have been modest.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 21, 2022

The Covid cloud is starting to lift – but two years on, its legacy of grief lingers

US could be turning the corner on the pandemic, but not if you are one of the many people who has lost loved ones or is suffering post-coronavirus symptoms known as long Covid

The Guardian - US · Mar 12, 2022