Key Takeaways
- All but four Virginia localities remain at low COVID-19 community levels. Galax city and surrounding counties, and Emporia city are at medium community levels. All other locales report low community levels. All regions are at minimal influenza levels. Statewide influenza levels are also at minimal for the first time this year.
- The CDC updated COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, including additional bivalent booster doses for those age 65+ and those who are immunocompromised. So far, 42.7% of Virginia seniors have received a bivalent booster, including 44.7% of eligible seniors.
- Equatorial Guinea reported seven additional confirmed Marburg virus cases, bringing the total to 16 confirmed and 23 probable cases.
- Improved biosecurity has vastly reduced the number of avian flu outbreaks among commercial flocks according to the USDA
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