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U.S. Summer COVID Wave Grows as HHS Limits Fall Booster Eligibility

Development of fall JN.1 boosters proceeds under new trial mandates excluding most adults and healthy children.

A map graphic of the United States showing the states where COVID-19 infections are "growing or likely growing," according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Overview

  • CDC data show low but rising COVID-19 cases in 40 states based on emergency department visits, with infections most pronounced among children under 4
  • WastewaterSCAN reports high and upward-trending viral levels in seven states, underscoring persistent gaps in real-time sewage surveillance
  • COVID-19’s predictable biannual surge pattern has reemerged this summer amid increased travel and indoor gatherings
  • HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. narrowed fall booster recommendations to adults 65 and older and individuals with medical vulnerabilities, removing healthy children from guidance
  • New HHS rules require updated JN.1-targeted vaccines to undergo full placebo-controlled clinical trials, a policy now challenged by a coalition of medical associations