UUP COVID-19 Weekly Digest - Week of 03/20/22

Hello, and welcome back to the Weekly Digest! We hope you are having a great week. This week's articles cover new information on COVID-19 tests, restrictions, data, and vaccines. View the links below to learn more. Enjoy, and see you next week!

New Jersey News:

• N.J. spent nearly $94 million on free at-home COVID test program over 10 weeks
• N.J.’s COVID numbers likely to rise again, but restrictions unlikely to return, Murphy says

National News:

• COVID cases predicted to rise in coming weeks because of new BA.2 variant
• CDC reports fewer COVID-19 pediatric deaths after data correction

Global News:

• Covid-19 cases are exploding in Asia. Here’s what it means for the rest of the world.
• Covid cases are rising as omicron's 'stealth' subvariant spreads around the world

Vaccination News:

• Could the Covid-19 vaccine become a yearly shot? Some experts think so
• Reassuring' data suggests Johnson & Johnson vaccine may still have a role to play against Covid-19

Thanks for reading!