COVID-19 cases are beginning to subside after a summer spike, but officials are recommending that Americans receive the newly released vaccine or a dose of the newly-authorized Novovax, prior to the expected winter surge in cases.
In Arizona, cases were down 5% week over week with 3,134 new cases reported for the week beginning on...
COVID-19 cases are on the uptick in Arizona, again. But Moderna announced the production of a vaccine that would target the Omicron variant and are returning strong immunity results. The American Medical Association (AMA) has formally defended the authority of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the University of Arizona...
COVID-19 has fallen out of the national spotlight, as cases and death counts fall week-over-week. But there are still challenges present. The threat of the BA.2 variant that caused a post-Omicron resurgence in Europe demonstrated COVID-19 still requires vigilance, effort and funding to overcome.
In Arizona this week, there were 6,840...
As the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 sweeps through the nation, nursing homes are not only struggling to keep up staff and resident vaccination and booster rates, but to protect their most vulnerable without restrictions that might plunge residents back into isolation.
A new study by AARP shows Arizona is the last in the nation...
On December 14, there were 116,892 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the United States and the seven day case average is 120,719. On December 15, the nation added 1,285 new deaths and crossed the 800,000 mark for deaths related to the coronavirus. About 61% of Americans are fully vaccinated and two million doses are administered daily,...
Only 5% of intensive care unit beds statewide are currently available, with 40% of the beds in use by COVID-19 patients. On December 7, there were 3,506 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Arizona and 18 new deaths related to complications from COVID-19. This brings the total number of COVID-19 deaths to 22,779 since the public health...
This week the number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 set a record with 1,900 pediatric cases in hospitals across the United States on Sunday night. The Delta variant's rapid spread is to blame, primarily among unvaccinated populations which include children under age 12.
Of all hospitalizations, children comprise just 2.4%...
