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4.4M Americans roll up sleeves for omicron-targeted boosters

U.S. health officials say 4.4 million Americans have rolled up their sleeves for the updated COVID-19 booster shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the count Thursday as public health experts bemoaned President Joe Biden’s recent remark that “the pandemic is over.” The White House said more than 5 million people received the new boosters by its own estimate that accounts for reporting lags in states. Health experts said it is too early to predict whether demand would match up with the 171 million doses of the new boosters the U.S. ordered for the ...

COVID data: Dickinson has another death, 51 new cases

Local data shows COVID-19 activity rising in Dickinson County in the past week, with 51 new confirmed positives and another coronavirus-related death. Iron County numbers, however, continue to trend down after a spike in August, recording 27 confirmed cases since Sept. 8, down from 43 the ...

WHO says COVID end ‘in sight,’ deaths at lowest since March 2020

GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long global outbreak. At a press briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the world has never been in a better position to stop COVID-19. “We are not there yet, but the end is in sight,” he said, comparing the effort to that made by a marathon runner nearing the finish line. “Now is the worst time to stop ...

Local data: 43 more virus cases in Iron, plus a new death

Local data Thursday showed area COVID-19 activity declined in the past week, although Iron County did report a new coronavirus-related death. Iron County had 43 confirmed positives since Sept. 1, after three straight weeks of 60-some cases, while Dickinson County had 38, down from 51 the ...

Should you get a new COVID booster vaccine? If so, when?

John Wherry will wait until later in the fall to consider getting an updated COVID-19 booster. The University of Pennsylvania immunologist knows it’s too soon after his shot late this summer, especially since he’s not at high risk from the virus. It’s the kind of calculation many ...

Virus counts climbing in Dickinson

Local data Thursday showed a third straight week that Iron County’s confirmed COVID-19 positives reached the 60s, while virus activity was on the rise in Dickinson County. Iron County had 60 new confirmed cases since Aug. 25, while Dickinson County had 51, up 10 from the previous ...