Data from the world of sports — where resources and COVID-19 testing methods abound — offers a glimpse into how variable the period of coronavirus infectiousness might be.
The CDC reached out to pharmacists Wednesday to reinforce the message that people with moderate to severe immune suppression are eligible for fourth COVID shots. The action came in the wake of a Kaiser Health News story about pharmacists refusing to give fourth shots to patients with significant immune suppression.
In Christian County, the burden on getting the word out about isolation guidelines is being moved to employers and other health care providers – and health officials are missing important opportunities.
Two rapid-testing initiatives the Biden administration released in the past week are inaccessible to some residents of multifamily housing, people who don’t speak English well, or those without internet access.
The surge, prompted by the highly contagious omicron variant, has resulted in an increased demand for COVID-19 testing and vaccines — services the county health department also administers.
Telling insurance companies to pay for rapid COVID-19 tests is just the latest COVID-related cost the federal government expects them to bear. But who really ends up paying for it?
Prior to returning to in-person instruction on Jan. 4, Christian County Public Schools issued a statement that the district would not be requiring masks.
A recent study shows that a primary COVID-19 vaccine series does not produce antibodies capable of recognizing and neutralizing the omicron variant — but, when combined with a booster, there is a striking neutralization against the variant.
By sequencing enough coronavirus genomes, scientists are able to build up a representative picture of which variants are circulating in the population overall.
