There are the "lucky" folks who only end up with a short bout of COVID that's more like a cold. Then there are the poor souls with long COVID — which can mean months or longer dealing with debilitating symptoms. But there's another category that has been largely ignored: those with "medium COVID." They're kind of able to do the day-to-day routine, but often not well and not without setbacks. And it can last a while.
Hazel Lezah
Don't have health insurance? That might be a problem if you need free COVID treatment, a test or a vaccination. That program will start winding down next week, the White House said, after Congress declined to add COVID-19 funding to a larger government spending bill.
Yes, the pandemic is waning in the U.S., but more than 2,000 (largely unvaccinated) people are still hospitalized with COVID-19 each day. The good news: There are lifesaving drugs out there that can help many of these patients. The (insanely frustrating) bad news: Those treatments are sitting on shelves unused.
The latest on a second booster:Moderna is seeking approval for the shot for people ages 18 and up, pending a grant for emergency authorization use from the FDA. Earlier this week, Pfizer and BioNTech sought FDA approval for a second booster shot for people 65 and older.
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Our most valuable pandemic lessons
Mar Hernández for NPR
The pandemic has felt like a revolving door of emotions —fear, anger, sadness, uncertainty, suffering, but also kindness, wonder and delight. One thing is for certain: After all we've been through, we've learned a lot and we've changed. The Life Kit team looks back on some of the most valuable lessons from the last two years that are helping us look forward.
Get your Netflix binge on quick
Jenny Kane/AP
Still pandemic-level TV binging? If you're doing it via a shared Netflix password, you better binge fast. Netflix announced Wednesday it plans to start cracking down on password sharing among watchers.
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