If you thought you could forget about COVID-19, think again. There is an uptick underway and many expect cases to keep going up in California and the Bay Area as the summer progresses.
Leslie BrinkleyThere is a COVID uptick underway and many expect cases to keep going up in California and the Bay Area as the summer progresses."We're playing a better game of COVID roulette, one that's more in our favor now than it was four years ago," said Dr. John Swartzberg with the UC Berkeley School of Public Health.
"The tests we buy over the counter, the tests we get at a doctor's office or pharmacy they work very well for these FLiRT variants," said Dr. Swartzberg. "When I go out and about to my shopping in Berkeley, when I'm on planes and in airports these days it's a very small percentage of people who are wearing masks. I would estimate 5%," said UC Berkeley Epidemiology professor Dr Arthur Reingold.
According to the CDC, the 2023-2024 version of the vaccine can increase protection against symptomatic illness by 54% even with the new variant. Very few people got it in California, only 36% of seniors are up to date on the latest vaccine, 18% of those 50 to 64 years old, and only 10%of adults under 50.Moderna's combo COVID and flu shot offers strong immunity in older adults during late stage trialIt depends on your health, your plans and underlying conditions.
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