However, those who prefer video visits are more sensitive to out-of-pocket costs
Less Than Half of Over 65s Received Booster From Aug. 13 to Nov. 19
44.1 percent of 42.5 million eligible people aged 65 years or older received a booster or additional primary dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Report Highlights Characteristics of Omicron SARS-CoV-2 Variant in U.S.
Fourteen of the first 43 cases reported international travel during the 14 days preceding symptom onset or positive test result
~40 Percent With Confirmed COVID-19 Are Asymptomatic
Pooled percentage of asymptomatic infections higher in nursing home residents and staff, air and cruise travelers, pregnant women
Pfizer Says Final Data Show COVID-19 Pill Stays Strong Against Severe Illness
Latest results show that drug cuts hospitalizations, deaths by nearly 90 percent when taken within three to five days of the start of symptoms
CDC: Only Half of U.S. Nursing Home Residents Have Received Boosters
By the end of October, only about a quarter of fully vaccinated nursing home residents had received a booster
Omicron Resists Pfizer Vaccine but Causes Less Severe Disease
Risk for hospital admission among adults with COVID-19 29 percent lower than in the first pandemic wave that began in March 2020
California Brings Back Indoor Mask Mandate
Order was triggered by a 47 percent spike in the state’s per-capita rate of new COVID-19 cases during the past two weeks