The updated vaccines protect against the XFG strain.
The latest batch of COVID shots are out, but be prepared to pay up if you don't have health insurance.
Events like the Democratic and Republican national conventions in Chicago and Milwaukee, respectively, are among the large indoor summer gatherings that have occurred during an uptick in COVID cases.
The federal government will restart its free at-home COVID tests program in September as officials prepare the country for the upcoming respiratory virus season.
At least 27 states are reporting "very high" levels and 17 states are reporting "high" levels of wastewater viral activity.
There has been an uptick in COVID cases in the Chicago area, and nationwide.