CDC and White House Ease COVID Restrictions

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the White House are loosening restrictions on COVID-19 protocols… CDC Relaxes COVID Restrictions for International Travelers The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently made changes to the COVID-19 guidelines for international travelers… providing some relief and flexibility. These adjustments aim to ease travel while ensuring public safety. First, the CDC has updated its recommendations about COVID-19 testing. This would apply to vaccinated individuals.  Fully vaccinated travelers, which means those who have received both doses of the vaccine and…

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COVID Variant XBB.1.5 Accounts for 40% of Cases in the US

A new Omicron variant called XBB.1.5 is rapidly spreading across the nation. The US government has extended public health emergency status for COVID-19 through Jan. 11, 2023. The extension comes as cases of the XBB subvariant pop up in the Northeastern US. According to data from the CDC, XBB was responsible for 52.6% of cases in New England from Dec. 18 to Dec. 24. The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that XBB does not “diverge sufficiently” from the overall omicron phenotype to warrant its designation and remains part of…

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