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Independent Living Resource Center (ILRC)

COVID-19 Treatment Evusheld Not Authorized

Evusheld authorization paused. Ways people who are immunocompromised can protect themselves FDA has announced that Evusheld is not currently authorized for use because it is unlikely to offer protection against the COVID-19 variants that are...

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New CDC Website Helps Locate Free COVID Testing

CDC has launched the COVID-19 Testing Locator website, which allows consumers to search for free COVID-19 testing sites near them. The locator is part of the CDC Increasing Community Access to Testing (ICATT) program, which provides access to...

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Post-COVID: Vaccine & Booster Guidance

Getting Vaccines If You Had or Currently Have COVID-19 Get Vaccinated, Even If You've Had COVID Because immunity decreases over time, it is till important to get vaccinated even if you were infected with COVID. Vaccination after infection...

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COVID Tests Available Through USPS

Place Your Order for Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests Effective December 15, 2022, free at-home COVID-19 rapid tests are available for order and shipment through the United States Postal Service®. Orders will start shipping the week of December 19,...

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Have a COVID-19 Plan

Make a COVID-19 plan now so you’re prepared if you get sick. Consider the ways you will protect yourself and how to be prepared if you get sick with COVID-19. Include how you will adjust your plan if the COVID-19 situation changes in your...

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FDA Approved COVID-19 Treatments

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced November 30, 2022 that it is pulling emergency use authorization for the monoclonal antibody treatment bebtelovimab because “it is not expected to neutralize Omicron subvariants” the...

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