Find COVID-19 Testing Site near You
Don’t Bring COVID-19 Home.Get Tested Today At No Cost. Anyone with signs or symptoms of COVID-19 should get tested, even those who are fully vaccinated or have already had COVID-19. There are many locations to get tested at no cost. Call the COVID-19 Hotline at 888-535-6136, press 2 for help finding a test site. Find a Test […]
US ‘One-Stop’ Corona Website Opened
COVID.gov President Joe Biden announced the opening of a government-integrated website that can handle coronavirus-related issues at once, and asked Congress to approve emergency funding for the coronavirus. President Joe Biden held a press conference on response to the pandemic at the White House on the 30th, saying that the coronavirus pandemic has entered a […]
COVID-19 Hot Topics: BA.2 Variant
A new subvariant of Omicron is on the rise. The good news is we have tools to protect against it. Here is what you need to know. Since December, Omicron has become the dominant variant in the U.S. and across the world. However, as we have seen throughout the pandemic, COVID-19 continues to evolve. Omicron […]
Understanding COVID-19 Treatment Options
As COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, people are taking fewer precautions and the virus continues to spread in communities across the country. While getting vaccinated is the best way to prevent COVID-19, it’s also important to understand the potential treatment options available if you do get sick, particularly if you’re at high-risk for developing serious illness […]
Former President Obama Tested Positive for Coronavirus
Former President Barack Obama tested positive for COVID-19 on the 13th, but he is in good health and his wife, Michelle Obama, has tested negative. “I’ve had a sore throat for a few days, but I’m feeling good,” Obama tweeted, according to the Associated Press. He encouraged more Americans to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, […]
Get free at-home COVID-19 tests
Good news! Starting this week, if you already ordered 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests from COVIDtests.gov, now you can get 4 more free at-home tests shipped to your home. Visit COVIDtests.gov again to place your second order. As before, just enter your name and mailing address (you can also give your email address if you want status updates on […]
Korea to Implement Quarantine Exemption Soon for Overseas Arrivals
It is known that the South Korean government will soon be exempting from the 7-day self-quarantine for travelers arriving from overseas, including the United States. Jung Eun-kyung, head of the Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters, said at a regular briefing on the 28th, “We are considering exempting self-quarantine for overseas travelers, especially those who have completed […]
Pfizer Vaccine is Less Effective in Children
A study found that Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine was significantly less effective in preventing infections in children aged 5 to 11. The New York Times reported that New York State health officials analyzed data from children aged 5 to 11 who received the Pfizer vaccine and found that they were significantly less effective at preventing infection […]
US Omicron Death Toll Surpasses Delta Death Toll
Although the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the United States is fading, the death toll from the omicron mutation has surpassed the death toll from the delta outbreak as the number of deaths is still rising in some regions. The New York Times (NYT) reported on the 19th that the average daily […]
What Doctors Want You to Know to Protect Yourself from Omicron
[StatePoint] Omicron is between 1.5 to 3 times more transmissible than the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. Additionally, people who manifest symptoms are doing so more quickly than with previous strains — sometimes just two to three days after exposure. And recent evidence shows daily Omicron deaths in the United States […]
