U.S. officials released an intelligence report Friday that rejected several points raised by those who argue COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab, instead reiterating that American spy agencies remain divided over how the pandemic began.
Thursday, May 11 marks the official end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, but experts at UVA Health say there is still a lot of work to be done, especially when it comes to long COVID.
The CDC updated its COVID-19 booster recommendations, allowing those 65 and older and immunocompromised people to receive an additional bivalent booster.
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Doctor Patrick Jackson with UVA Health says there is one gap in current research, that being finding a drug to reduce symptoms for people who are not immunocompromised.
UVA says that for the past few weeks, it’s seen COVID hospitalization numbers decline. Currently it has 20 inpatients, with the majority of them in the acute care unit.
UVA Health experts are warning people to check the expirations on their old COVID tests, as tests past their expiration dates could show skewed results.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 4,000 people in Virginia living in nursing homes have died from the virus. At this time, cases are still up, but deaths from the virus are not.
The COVID-19 case count at the UVA Medical Center is moderate right now with 33 patients in acute care. As of Friday January 13, there are 5 patients in the ICU, 1 in Pediatrics, and 1 in the Women’s Center.
Doctor Taison Bell says that it looks like we just hit for the flu and RSV, but he says the flu has the potential to come in a second wave, like in years past.
COVID cases are considered to be in the low range across the Charlottesville area, but health experts are concerned as they trend upwards after the holidays.
Flu cases are higher than normal, RSV has been on the rise, and more Coronavirus variants are developing. Doctors are also warning parents about subbing in adult medication for children’s medication, even if they adjust the dose.
