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How fast the omicron variant is spreading around the world (Washington Post)
1.25.2022 - This chart made in collaboration with GISAID represents countries where genomic sequences are publicly released, so some large countries are not included. It takes about a week for laboratories to identify virus variants, so this data is always...
What to know about the coronavirus vaccine for children younger than 5 (Washington Post)
Nearly 23 million eligible children have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine since the most recent group of 5-to-11-year-olds got the green light late last year and started rolling up their sleeves. Read more.
Washington Update January 19, 2022
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”- Martin Luther King Jr. This King quote is something that we live by as families in the care of our loved ones and as family leaders in efforts to bring about systems change. While 2022 has...
Washington Update January 13, 2022
Happy New Year! Both houses of Congress are back in session this week after a Holiday break. Build Back Better is… no one is sure what it is or where it stands. Is it alive? Is it dead? It appears that Build Back Better (BBB) is on “pause” now as committees turn to...
CDC advisers recommend Pfizer-BioNTech booster for 12- to 17-year-olds (Washington Post)
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that children 12- to 17-years-old should get a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine booster, voting to expand protection to millions of adolescents and teens as surging infections threaten to...
What you need to know about the coronavirus vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 (Washington Post)
Children ages 5 to 11 are now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine in the United States since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on the two-shot Pfizer-BioNTech series for about 28 million additional children. Read More...
What to know about the omicron variant of the coronavirus (Washington Post)
Omicron has sparked alarm among health experts worried about the new variant’s ability to spread rapidly and evade the body’s immune defenses. Scientists are racing to learn more as cases rise. Read more...
At-home covid tests and omicron: What you need to know
As millions of Americans scramble to navigate life disrupted by the easily transmissible omicron variant, public officials are urging them to view at-home antigen tests as an important tool to stem the surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. (Washington Post)...
CDC Recommends Pfizer Booster at 5 Months, Additional Primary Dose for Certain Immunocompromised Children
Today, CDC is updating our recommendation for when many people can receive a booster shot, shortening the interval from 6 months to 5 months for people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. This means that people can now receive an mRNA booster shot 5...
COVID: Ómicron se multiplica en los bronquios 70 veces más rápido que Delta (El Diario NY)
Científicos chinos encontraron que la velocidad con que la variante Ómicron se reproduce en el tejido bronquial supera a las otras variantes conocidas hasta hoy, pero no se comporta igual en los pulmones. Leer más aquí.
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