President Joe Biden told reporters on Monday that he expects to be back to work in person by the end of the week after recovering from colon cancer. Kevin O'Connor said in a statement that the president had been cleared to exercise again.
As newly diagnosed COVID cases in the U.S. continue to hover close to 130,000 a day, it's the highest level seen since February.
It is believed that BA.5 is the most transmissible variant that has been seen so far.
According to the New York Times tracker, the daily average for new U.S. cases rose 10% from two weeks ago. The number of people who are testing at home makes the count higher.
In the last two weeks, the daily average for hospitalizations has gone up. There is an increase in the daily average for deaths. There are more cases in California than there have been in six months, while in New York there are more patients in the hospital.
According to a new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, parents of children 6 months to 5 years old are hesitant to get their children vaccine against COVID after being added to the program.
More than half of parents with eligible children think the vaccine is riskier than the virus, according to a study.
Only a small percentage of parents of children who became eligible in June have followed through with their vaccinations. A quarter of the people who said they would like to get their children vaccinations as soon as possible would like to wait and see how the vaccine works for other children. If the shots were required for school or child care, one in eight would only give them to their kids.
15% of parents who lean Democratic say they have already gotten their children vaccine, compared to 3% who lean Republican, according to a survey.
Republican parents are more likely to say they won't get their child vaccinations. Almost two-thirds of unvaccinated adults don't get their kids vaccinations.
Many parents think that their children have mostly mild cases of COVID, and that is shaping their views of vaccines. Many are worried that not enough is known about long term effects.
All infants, children and adolescents who don't have contraindications are recommended to get the vaccine.
"Pediatricians are encouraged to promote vaccination and vaccine confidence through ongoing, proactive messaging, and to use existing patient visits as an opportunity to promote and provide COVID-19 vaccines."
There are more than 14 million children living in the U.S. who have had confirmed cases of Covid. Only a small group of states provide information about child deaths from COVID.
MarketWatch has been reporting on the latest developments in the coronaviruses since the beginning.
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Novavax said its vaccine for teens was authorized in Australia and Japan. There are two authorizations for adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 Novavax is partnering with a Japanese pharmaceutical company. The Novavax vaccine uses a technology that has been used in the U.S. for a long time. Last week, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized the Novavax vaccine for adults, clearing the final obstacle to the use of a fourth alternative.
The Pacific island nation of Micronesia had its first outbreak of COVID-19 in a week and by Tuesday it had more than 1,000 cases. Micronesia, with a population of more than 100,000, became the last country in the world to experience an outbreak of the disease after avoiding it for two years. The health officials said cases were increasing quickly. 140 new cases were reported Monday, bringing the total to 1,263, which includes some cases caught at the border before the outbreak. One old man has died and eight others have been hospitalized.
The two senators from Alaska and West Virginia tested positive for the disease on Monday. They said that they were following the guidelines of the CDC.
The numbers say what they mean.
The death toll from COVID-19 rose to over 6 million according to data from the University.
The United States has 90.6 million cases and over one million deaths.
The tracker from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that more than 200 million people in the U.S. are fully protected from diseases. Only 48.2% of the population have had a booster, and only 19 million of them are eligible for a second booster.
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