CEO and President of the Washington Literacy Center William Williams is urging people to get the COVID vaccine to protect against serious illness and hospitalization during the fall and winter, as new COVID-19 variants continue to evolve.

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The COVID-19 virus is still present in the U.S., with infections rising in 43 states, and experts are warning that the virus is here to stay, urging Americans to return to wearing masks in crowded or poorly ventilated indoor areas.

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AstraZeneca has announced it is withdrawing its COVID-19 vaccine from the market worldwide due to a decline in demand, despite the company having identified a rare risk of dangerous blood clots associated with the vaccine in 2021.

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A review article misrepresents a study on mRNA cancer vaccines in mice, falsely claiming that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could aid cancer development, while the vaccines actually enhance immunity by teaching the immune system how to identify and fight the coronavirus.

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Updated COVID-19 vaccines and a newly authorized monoclonal antibody can provide increased protection for people at elevated risk of severe disease from COVID-19, but people who are immunocompromised should still get an updated vaccine and additional doses.

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O.J. Simpson, a football star acquitted in the murder of his ex-wife and her friend, died of cancer at age 76, and conspiracy theorists and vaccine opponents quickly spun his death into anti-vaccination fodder, claiming that his death was related to his COVID-19 vaccination.

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Q: Is one day isolation sufficient to stop forward transmission of COVID-19?  A: People with COVID-19 could potentially transmit it to others well beyond a day after developing symptoms or testing positive. New guidance from the CDC advises people to isolate until they have been fever-free and with symptoms improving for at least 24 hours, […]

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The CDC has updated its recommendations for COVID-19 to align with treatment for other respiratory infections, dropping the previous recommendations to quarantine for at least five days, while still recommending safe precautions and staying home until free of fever temperatures and symptoms that require medication for at least 24 hours.

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The number of reports to the FDA's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) for the COVID-19 vaccines has increased, but the reports are not necessarily caused by the vaccine and are not indicative of a safety problem.

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The CDC's Bridge Access Program provides free COVID-19 vaccines to adults without health insurance or those whose insurance does not cover all costs, and is critical to protecting the health of the entire community, especially the most vulnerable.

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