Bivalent vaccine PLUS Florida leads nation in COVID deaths even as cases continue to decline

* UPDATED bivalent info below...

The Palm Beach Post reminds us why we call him DEATHsantis...

The state’s COVID death toll grew by 1,614 people in August, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows. As coronavirus omicron subvariants swept the state this summer, Florida fatalities topped the nation from June through August...

For the third month in a row, Florida logged more COVID-19 deaths than anywhere else in America... It’s also the third summer in a row Florida has been No. 1 for COVID deaths.

DeathSantis is surely out to show he is willing to sacrifice his constituents and tourists for the greater good! (Full beaches, preventing gay Disney from getting uppity, and opening every dive bar and sandwich shop so tourists can guzzle and chow down before they kick the bucket!)

Florida leads nation in COVID deaths even as cases continue to decline

Also...

Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count

I am not a fan of the NYT, but one thing they do really well is their interactives. This page is updated often, there are charts and maps with data to make a nerd swoon. The info can also keep you and your family safer by showing you hotspots to avoid when traveling not just within the USA but abroad as well, and also tells you if hospitals are filling up. If you live in the US, this should be on your bookmark list.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/covid-cases.html

*PLUS...

Prepare for fall COVID. This new booster is much like the flu shots in that it has 2 of the more virulent variants in one dose=a "bivalent" vaccine.

USA: Rolling out this week for 12 and older. An application for an Omicron-adapted bivalent vaccine for children 5 through 11 years of age is planned for submission to FDA in early October. https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-granted-fda-emergency-use-authorization

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines for Use as a Booster Dose

Canada: Rolling out this week, starting Friday. Check your Province's GOV Vaccine site for details.

Health Canada authorizes first bivalent COVID-19 booster, doses to start arriving Friday

Australia, approved. no confirmation yet:

newsGP - TGA approves Omicron-specific vaccine

UK approved, no confirmation yet:

www.bmj.com

Covid-19: UK will roll out Moderna’s omicron BA.1 vaccine as part of autumn booster programme

Moderna’s bivalent covid-19 vaccine—which targets both the original version of SARS-CoV-2 and the omicron BA.1 variant—will be rolled out alongside the original Moderna, Pfizer, and Novavax covid-19 vaccines, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has said. NHS England has yet to confirm how and when eligible people will be able to access the booster vaccine, but the UK Health Security Agency has said that it will be offered to those at higher risk of severe illness. ### Vaccines being rolled out in the autumn booster programme The JCVI has advised that adults aged 18 and over should be offered a single dose of one of the following: For people aged 12 to 17: For children aged 5 to 11 years: The announcement on 15 August came the …

Switzerland: Approved. https://investors.modernatx.com/news/news-details/2022/Swissmedic-Authorizes-Modernas-Omicron-Targeting-Bivalent-Booster-Candidate-MRNA-1273.214/default.aspx

I have no idea where anyone else is from... To easily search your country's status, add your country, then add "bivalent" vaccine to check.