Coronavirus News
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| For the first time since May, Whatcom returns to this CDC community COVID level | For the first time since May the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rated Whatcom County at “low” community COVID-19 risk level, though one region within the county would have received a “high” rating and three others would have been “medium.” The county’s rates of reported… |
2022-07-11 | |
| What the BA.5 subvariant could mean for the U.S. | The most transmissible variant of the coronavirus is threatening a fresh wave of infections in the United States, even among those who have recovered from the virus fairly recently. The subvariant of omicron known as BA.5 is now dominant, according to federal estimates released Tuesday,… |
2022-07-08 | |
| Slow pace for youngest kids getting COVID vaccine doses | Nearly 300,000 children under 5 have received COVID-19 shots in the two weeks since they became available, a slower pace than for older groups. But the White House says that was expected for the eligible U.S. population of about 18 million kids. The Centers for Disease Control and… |
2022-07-08 | |
| Got COVID? Doctors caution against powering through it — even from home | More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, when Dr. Anthony Fauci tested positive for the coronavirus, his federal agency … |
2022-07-07 | |
| Most Americans say life is starting to return to pre-COVID normal, poll shows | Most Americans say their lives are at least approaching pre-pandemic normalcy, according to a recent study. While 12% of adults think their life is the same as it was before the pandemic, 54% think their lives are somewhat the same, according to the poll, published Tuesday by The… |
2022-07-06 | |
| US allows pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill | Pharmacists can prescribe the leading COVID-19 pill directly to patients under a new U.S. policy announced Wednesday that’s intended to expand use of Pfizer’s drug Paxlovid. The Food and Drug Administration said pharmacists can begin screening patients to see if they are eligible for… |
2022-07-06 | |
| For now, wary US treads water with transformed COVID-19 | The fast-changing coronavirus has kicked off summer in the U.S. with lots of infections but relatively few deaths compared to its prior incarnations. COVID-19 is still killing hundreds of Americans each day, but is not nearly as dangerous as it was last fall and winter. “It’s… |
2022-07-05 | |
| Here’s how the CDC graded Whatcom County for COVID most recent week’s data | Whatcom County remained in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “medium” community COVID-19 risk level for a fourth straight week, while infection and hospitalizations rates in one region within the county would earn “high” rankings, where masking is recommended for everyone.… |
2022-07-05 | |
| Whatcom’s weekly COVID-19 infection rate drops to its lowest mark since late April | Whatcom County’s weekly COVID-19 infection rate last week dropped below 200 for the first time since late April, and the state reduced the number of COVID-related deaths in the county by four. Whatcom County now has had a total of 43,069 COVID cases during the pandemic, according to the… |
2022-07-05 | |
| Tweaked COVID boosters in US must target newer omicron types | U.S. regulators told COVID-19 vaccine makers Thursday that any booster shots tweaked for the fall will have to add protection against the newest omicron relatives. The Food and Drug Administration said the original vaccines would be used for anyone still getting their first series of… |
2022-07-01 |