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With holiday gatherings just around the corner, it’s important to protect yourself and your loved ones by getting an updated COVID-19 booster and a flu shot. To better protect against omicron variants, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the updated COVID-19 booster vaccine for children 5 and up. The Centers for Disease Control and…

People who are 12 years and older are encourage to get an updated booster shot this fall. As the seasons change and people spend more time indoors, COVID-19 cases are likely to rise. Keep living life to the fullest by staying up to date with your vaccinations — including the new booster shot. The Centers…

As classrooms reopen for this fall, people continue to travel, and COVID-19 cases rise, it’s important that everyone continues safe practices. Get vaccinated and boosted. Get tested if you have symptoms. Here are answers to some questions about COVID-19 testing, including where to get a self-test. When to use a COVID-19 test?Early in the COVID-19…

In another huge step in the fight against COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends the following COVID-19 vaccines for young children: Pfizer: 3 doses for children 6 months to 4 years old. The second dose should be given 3 weeks after the first, and the third dose should be given at…

COVID-19 cases are on the rise in our communities. It’s important that everyone continues safe practices by washing hands, wearing a mask when recommended, getting tested when symptoms are present, and staying home when sick. Getting vaccinated and staying up to date with booster shots is the best form of protection. The CDC now recommends…

The omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 is poised to be the next dominant strain in the U.S. Mutations appear to have helped it replicate better and resist prior immunity. After a weeks-long plateau, coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are once again rising in the U.S. as a new, highly transmissible. View the full article here.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued updated guidance for who can get a second booster dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. The guidance includes the following groups who received their first booster dose at least 4 months ago: People 50 and older People 12 and older who are moderately to severely immunocompromised People 18 to…

If you’ve had any new or lasting symptoms since recovering from COVID-19, you may have what doctors call “post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC),” or “post-COVID conditions.” Also known as “long COVID,” it can include a range of symptoms that continue after the initial COVID-19 illness ends. How do you know if you have long-term COVID-19?…

Latest update on Omicron variantKaiser Permanente is closely monitoring the Omicron variant, and continues to learn about its transmission rate or whether it causes more severe illness. Current vaccines are expected to protect against severe illness, hospitalizations, and deaths due to infection with the Omicron variant. However, breakthrough infections in people who are fully vaccinated…

Is the Omicron variant contagious? The Omicron variant spreads more faster than the other variants. What are the Omicron variant symptoms? There is no information to suggest that Omicron causes different COVID-19 symptoms from other COVID-19 variants. How severe is the Omicron variant? Early findings suggest that Omicron is less severe than the Delta variant.…