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Key Takeaways
- After all Virginia localities were at low COVID-19 Community Levels according to the CDC last week, four localities with about 42,ooo residents are to Medium levels this week. Virginia also continues to be at Low influenza intensity levels, with 2 of 5 regions at minimal levels.
- COVID-19 and influenza hospital admissions continue to decrease. Nevertheless, there were 233 COVID-19 admissions in Virginia last week, a decrease of 20% from last week.
- The first COVID-19 and influenza combined test will be available in the US.
- WHO updates COVID-19 vaccine recommendations prioritizing the use of COVID-19 vaccines, to reflect the impact of Omicron and high population-level immunity due to infection and vaccination.
- Marburg Virus Disease outbreaks continue in Africa, affecting Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania. A cause of a third outbreak in Burundi has yet to be confirmed.
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