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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 2 The relentless evolution of the coronavirus could propel the virus to overtake measles as the most contagious of all known infections. An elite private school in Oakland announced it was returning to remote learning , citing the Bay Area’s rising number of new coronavirus infections. And in a long-anticipated move, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved COVID-19 booster shots for children aged 5 to 11, letting parents line up shots potentially as soon as this weekend. Latest updates: A third of Americans think the pandemic is over, poll suggests Despite the swell of coronavirus case in the U.S., a sizable proportion of the population believes the COVID-19 pandemic is over and have not changed their behaviors to face the current threat. According to a new Axios-Ipsos poll , 31% of people surveyed said the pandemic is over, while 63% believe there is … [Read more...] about COVID in California: A third of Americans think the pandemic is over

5 Health & Fitness As the latest variant pushes up the number of COVID cases in Florida, the FDA has OKed a booster dose of Pfizer for kids ages 5 to 11. Deb Belt , Patch Staff Posted Replies FLORIDA — As the latest coronavirus omicron variant pushes cases up in Florida, children ages 5 to 11 could soon be able to receive COVID-19 booster shots around the country. According to a Washington Post COVID tracker, Florida has seen a 38 percent increase in the number of COVID cases statewide in the last seven days. The U.S. average increase is 37 percent. The FDA amended the emergency authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Tuesday, authorizing the booster dose for kids between 5-11. It's the first step in a process that could make the shots available to Georgia's kids later this week. Under the FDA authorization, the booster can be given at least five months after the kids completed the initial vaccine … [Read more...] about COVID Booster For FL Kids Gets FDA OK: What It Means

0 Health & Fitness The Food and Drug Administration authorized booster doses for kids between 5 and 11. Booster shots could be available later this week. Rich Scinto , Patch Staff Posted Reply CONNECTICUT — Connecticut children between the ages of 5 and 11 could soon get a COVID-19 booster shot as cases rise due to omicron subvariants. The FDA amended the emergency authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Tuesday, authorizing the booster dose for kids between 5-11. It's the first step in a process that could make the shots available to Connecticut kids later this week. Under the authorization, the booster can be given at least five months after the kids completed the initial vaccine series. Connecticut on Monday reported about 10,300 cases over seven days and a positive test rate of 13.41 percent. There are 361 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in state hospitals, which is a 45-patient increase from seven … [Read more...] about COVID Booster Shots For Kids 5-11: What It Means In CT

WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 cases are increasing in the United States – and could get even worse over the coming months, federal health officials warned Wednesday in urging areas hardest hit to consider reissuing calls for indoor masking. Increasing numbers of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are putting more of the country under guidelines issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that call for masking and other infection precautions. READ MORE: Maryland Weather: Rain Tonight, Near-Record Heat This Weekend Right now, about a third of the U.S. population lives in areas that are considered at higher risk — mostly in the Northeast and Midwest. Those are areas where people should already be considering wearing masks indoors — but Americans elsewhere should also take notice, officials said. “Prior increases of infections, in different waves of infection, have demonstrated that this travels across the country,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC … [Read more...] about A Third Of US Should Be Considering Masks, Officials Say

WASHINGTON — COVID-19 cases are increasing in the United States – and could get even worse over the coming months, federal health officials warned Wednesday in urging areas hardest hit to consider reissuing calls for indoor masking. Increasing numbers of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are putting more of the country under guidelines issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that call for masking and other infection precautions. Right now, about a third of the U.S. population lives in areas that are considered at higher risk — mostly in the Northeast and Midwest. Those are areas where people should already be considering wearing masks indoors — but Americans elsewhere should also take notice, officials said. “Prior increases of infections, in different waves of infection, have demonstrated that this travels across the country,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC director, said at a White House briefing with reporters. For an increasing number … [Read more...] about A third of US should be considering masks, officials say

Supporters of mask mandates may have a new opportunity to once again try bringing back COVID-19 restrictions in the coming weeks. COVID-19 cases are once again on the rise in the United States, prompting some government officials to begin sounding the alarm that masks may need to make a comeback. The White House held its first COVID-19 response briefing in nearly two months Wednesday, the first for new response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha, a longtime proponent of restrictions. Daily hospital admission levels and new COVID-19 related deaths in the U.S. are projected to continue increasing over the next four weeks, according to newly updated forecast models used by the CDC. https://t.co/Kz3YQEoBKb — ABC News (@ABC) May 18, 2022 Jha, along with other top public health officials, noted that one-third of Americans now live in areas deemed “high-risk,” meaning they should now wear masks in indoor settings, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). … [Read more...] about Pro-Maskers May Be Laying The Groundwork To Bring Back COVID Restrictions

By LAURAN NEERGAARD Kids ages 5 to 11 should get a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, advisers to the U.S. government said Thursday. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention quickly adopted the panel’s recommendation, opening a third COVID-19 shot to healthy elementary-age kids — just like what is already recommended for everybody 12 and older. The hope is that an extra shot will shore up protection for kids ages 5 to 11 as infections once again are on the rise. “Vaccination with a primary series among this age group has lagged behind other age groups leaving them vulnerable to serious illness,” said CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, in a statement. “We know that these vaccines are safe, and we must continue to increase the number of children who are protected,” she said. Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s kid-sized booster, to be offered at least five months after the youngsters’ last shot. The CDC takes the next … [Read more...] about CDC urges Pfizer booster for children ages 5 to 11