UUP COVID-19 Weekly Digest - Week of 4/24/22

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 cases and statistics, the lockdown in Shanghai, and booster vaccines. View the links below to learn more. Enjoy, and see you next week!

New Jersey News:

• N.J. reports 1,275 COVID cases, 3 new deaths. ‘Stealth omicron variant’ now 89% of positive tests.
• N.J. reports 2,321 COVID cases, 8 new deaths. New cases over 2k for second straight day.

National News:

• Covid-19 was third leading cause of death in the United States in 2021, CDC reports

• A new version of omicron is gaining a foothold in the U.S., CDC finds

Global News:

• Shanghai: China reports three dead in latest Covid outbreak

• Beijing races to contain 'urgent and grim' Covid outbreak as Shanghai lockdown continues

Vaccination News:

• Will we ever get a universal Covid vaccine?

• Pfizer requests FDA authorization for Covid-19 booster for kids 5 through 11

Thanks for reading!