More than five years after the first cases of COVID-19 were detected in the United States, hundreds of people are still dying every week. Last month, an average of about 350 people died each week from COVID, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
During the 2024-25 season, only 23% of adults aged 18 and older received the updated COVID-19 vaccine …. [F]or those who have received the vaccine, some may not be developing a proper immune response. “There are some people who may be genetically inclined to not respond well to the vaccine.
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CDC data shows that those aged 75 and older currently have the highest rate of COVID-19 deaths at 4.66 per 100,000. … [I]t’s possible some COVID patients are coming down with symptoms but are not going to the doctor until their symptoms become severe. Alternatively, some people are not undergoing COVID testing when they have symptoms and, therefore, are missing COVID diagnoses.
