With COVID Cases Rising This Summer, What to Know About the Paxlovid Treatment
CASS COUNTY, ILLINOIS, JUL 23 – New COVID-19 variants account for 74% of cases, driving a summer surge that raises emergency room visits for young children to the highest level since March, CDC reports.
- On July 15, 2025, the CDC reports cases growing or likely growing in at least 26 states and Washington, D.C., marking a nationwide summer COVID-19 surge.
- Amid evolving COVID variants, Dr. Jon LaPook noted that both winter and summer spikes are typical, while new variants Nimbus and Stratus circulate this season.
- For vulnerable populations, emergency room visits for young children indicate heightened strain, with risk amplified for the elderly and immunocompromised.
- Most adults aged 18 and older are urged by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to get the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine, while Paxlovid’s role in this surge remains unclear.
- With new shots slated for autumn, Fatima Amaeka forecasts a September peak as vaccines won’t be available until then and will target older and at-risk individuals.
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27 states in the USA report rising Corona cases. What is behind this summer wave?


With COVID cases rising this summer, what to know about the Paxlovid treatment
COVID-19 is rising in prevalence in many states nationally following the July 4 holiday week, but the role of the main therapy to treat it — the antiviral drug Paxlovid — is less clear.

Summer Covid cases are rising across the U.S. Is it time for a vaccine?
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COVID-19 Cases Are Rising In These States Amid Summer Wave, CDC Data Shows
The summer surge of COVID-19 is here, with data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing increases across much of the country. In its latest report, the CDC said the number of cases is now growing or likely growing in at least 26 states and Washington, D.C. COVID-related emergency room visits for young kids are also the highest they’ve been since March, according to the data. COVID-19 cases are growing or likely growing in at…
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