Stuck in my room in Lucerne with Covid, but at least the view is nice submitted by /u/carroturnip

Cost May Lead Many to Skip COVID Testing: Why That’s a Problem Amid a surge in cases and hospitalizations, there’s a concern we don’t know the true extent of the disease if people avoid testing because of the cost.

DeSantis Spreads Covid Vaccine Skepticism With Guidance Contradicting C.D.C. The C.D.C. on Tuesday recommended at least one dose of the updated Covid-19 vaccines for most Americans six months and older.

When and Why to Get Shots for COVID, RSV, and Flu This Fall Who should be most concerned about these respiratory illnesses? What is the optimal time to get one or more of these shots? And how long should you wait to get the new booster if you had COVID this summer?

The C.D.C. Director on Why You Should Get the Latest Covid Booster Here’s why the latest booster is recommended for more Americans.

CDC Panel Debates Who Should Get Latest COVID Vaccine A CDC advisory committee of doctors and nurses today recommended that everyone age 6 and above get a newly created COVID-19 vaccine.

C.D.C. Advisers to Decide Who Should Receive New Covid Vaccines Scientists will meet on Tuesday to consider data on newly approved shots from Pfizer and Moderna.

New Covid Vaccine: What to Know About the Monovalent Booster The updated vaccines could become available within a few days.

FDA Authorizes New COVID-19 Vaccine The FDA today authorized the newest COVID-19 vaccine, the first not to target the initial or “ancestral” strain of the virus. We’re that far into the pandemic now.

You Can Still Get Tested for COVID for Free On May 11, 2023, the federal declared the COVID-19 public health emergency over, and with it, the Postal Service program that provided free at-home COVID tests for US residents. But though the free tests are no longer available, that doesn’t mean it’s now impossible to be tested for COVID without paying for it. But… Read more…

Covid Vaccines May Roll Out Within Days The F.D.A. is expected to approve a new round of shots by Pfizer and Moderna as early as Monday to prepare Americans for the fall and winter season when infections usually tick upward.

Covid Hero or ‘Lockdown Ron’? DeSantis and Trump Renew Pandemic Politics The Florida governor has recently highlighted his state’s response to the coronavirus in hopes of striking some distance from Donald Trump.

Should You Get Another Covid Booster Now, or Wait Until the Fall? A new formulation is coming, and there are two main reasons to wait for it.

What People are Getting Wrong this Week: COVID Vaccine Conspiracies You could fill a book with dumb things people believe about COVID-19. Unethical actors taking advantage of public fears about a deadly disease is as predictable as it is depressing, and, as infections rates climb from new variants, misinformation and lies are spreading almost as quickly as the virus itself. Read more…

Covid Continues to Rise, but Experts Remain Optimistic An uptick in hospitalizations and deaths persists, but the numbers are relatively low and new vaccines are around the corner.

Fall Vaccines: What to Know about Flu, COVID, RSV Shots Find answers to your questions about coming vaccines for COVID-19, the flu, and RSV.

First Lady Tests Positive for Covid, but President Does Not Jill Biden was experiencing mild symptoms and recovering at the family home in Delaware, the White House said. President Biden returned to Washington after her diagnosis.

Q&A: What to Know About the New BA 2.86 COVID Variant Only a few dozen cases of the new variant have been reported around the globe, but experts are keeping a close eye on the variant dubbed Pirola.

5 Questions for COVID Experts: How Concerned Should We Be? WebMD turned to the experts for their take on the current circulating virus, asking them to predict if we’ll be masking up again anytime soon, and what this fall and winter might look like, especially now that testing and vaccinations are no longer free of charge.

Where to Find a PCR COVID Test (and Why You Need One) As we stare down September, COVID cases (and hospitalizations) are up everywhere across the country, due to a troubling new variant called Eris. In other words: It’s time to get reacquainted with COVID testing. While you may be used to thinking of COVID tests as interchangeable, there’s a big difference between the… Read more…