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CDC Alerts Americans to Precipitous Rise in COVID-19

By Kristen Pratt Machado On Jul 25, 2022 0

The latest United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 tracker notes that the level of COVID-19 transmission is “medium” or “high” in more than 75% of US counties. The number of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths has been increasing since June, and is related to the easy transmissibility of the Omicron BA.5 variant. The agency is urging Americans who have not received a booster—more than 65%—to get one now. Click here to read more.

Kristen Pratt Machado

Kristen Pratt Machado is executive editor for Dimensions of Dental Hygiene and Decisions in Dentistry and director of publishing operations for Belmont Business Media. She has been with the company since its inception in 2001.

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