Virus Briefing: Money for the booster campaign has dried up

Plus we ask readers how they feel about fall boosters.

View in browser|nytimes.com August 29, 2022 Here's your update on the Covid-19 pandemic and other virus news. By Jonathan Wolfe Ready for your booster? A new booster campaign is just around the corner. The Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, which have been updated to target the Omicron variants, will go through the final steps for approval later this week with the F.D.A. and the C.D.C. If greenlighted, these new shots could be offered as early as next week. But will Americans sign up? We're asking readers: How are you feeling about the new shots, and are you planning on getting one? Let us know by filling out this form. We may use your response in an upcoming newsletter. TOP NEWS Aaron Nesheim for The New York Times Fall Vaccination Campaign Will Bring New Shots, Worse Access Updated Covid vaccines, expected soon after Labor Day, were designed to thwart Omicron variants. But money to distribute them has dried up. By Benjamin Mueller COVID AND MONKEYPOX KC Nwakalor for The New York Times This Is Not the Monkeypox That Doctors Thought They Knew The patients turning up at clinics often have a range of symptoms that are not typical of the infection. Some of the infected seem to have no symptoms at all. By Apoorva Mandavilli Mary Altaffer/Associated Press A Child Has Monkeypox in New York City, but the Epidemic May Be Waning Federal officials are "cautiously optimistic" as monkeypox cases decline, even as health officials announced the first pediatric case in New York City. By Joseph Goldstein and Noah Weiland National Institutes of Health, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Times Insider As Covid Guidance Evolves, So Does a Virus Briefing Jonathan Wolfe, the reporter behind the Coronavirus Briefing, now the Virus Briefing, discusses the newsletter's shift in focus. By Emmett Lindner Square Feet Trying to Keep Americans Camping With Treehouses and Yurts Interest in camping soared in the pandemic, and now, as social-distancing restrictions are winding down, the sector is showing signs that it may maintain its popularity. By Seth Berkman and Mike Belleme What else we're following Coronavirus The White House is suspending a program that sends free Covid tests to American households because of lack of funding, NPR reports. Tibet fired or punished more than 100 officers over an outbreak earlier this month, The South China Morning Post reports. NBC News explored the network of support groups for Black Americans with long Covid. The Atlantic looked at how to make the most of a fall booster shot. The Athletic reported on Covid's impact on the performance of athletes. Monkeypox The U.S. government signed an $11 million deal with a Michigan company to help it finish manufacturing 2.5 million vaccine vials, Bloomberg reports. Polio More polio cases have been detected in upstate New York, ABC News reports. West Nile New cases have cropped up in California, Louisiana, Maryland and New Jersey. About 80 percent of cases may be asymptomatic, WWLP reports. Other virus news Scientists confirmed that a virus killing dogs in Michigan is a canine parvovirus, CBS News reports. Email your thoughts to virusbriefing@nytimes.com. Did a friend forward you the briefing? Sign up here. Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for Virus Briefing from The New York Times. To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018