The COVID-19 summer surge does not appear to be over yet. Wastewater monitoring from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows COVID-19 viral levels are currently very high nationwide.
In Arizona, 3,420 cases of the virus were confirmed last week. That’s an 11% increase from the previous week. And it's a similar weekly caseload to what the state was reporting in early January, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
But the number of Arizonans hospitalized for COVID-19 last week in Arizona declined from the previous week and was much lower than the three-season average number of hospitalizations this time of year in Arizona.
Still, the CDC recommends everyone six months and older should stay up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccines.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week gave approval to vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna which have been updated to target newer strains of the virus.
The CDC says immunization is especially important for those 65 and older, pregnant women, or people with other health conditions that might put them at higher risk.
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The Bridge Access Program, which provided free COVID-19 vaccines to uninsured adults, has now ended. That could leave them paying well over $100 just as new boosters have become available. -
The new COVID-19 vaccines could be at your pharmacy in just a few days. The Food and Drug Administration gave the green light to two updated shots on Thursday. -
A professor from the University of Arizona, as well as University of Oxford and University of Leeds worked on the paper. -
Navajo Nation, University of Arizona commit to work together against future pandemics -
The Show spoke more about the state of COVID-19 around the country with Will Humble, executive director of the Arizona Public Health Association.
