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Here's what aging adults & families need to know for Summer 2023, including where to find COVID data now that the public health emergency has ended. For related links and Dr. K's latest COVID updates:

Geriatrician Leslie Kernisan, MD MPH, explains the latest on COVID, whether it's worth getting another bivalent COVID booster, how seniors and aging parents can stay safer and healthier this spring, and much more.

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00:00 COVID News Summer 2023 for Older Adults & Families
01:37 What's changed since February
05:31 Updates on the COVID bivalent booster
11:18 What's happening now with COVID
24:34 How to decide if you should worry about COVID
30:32 What are the risks of catching COVID now?
34:58 How to avoid catching COVID this summer
39:00 COVID booster FAQs
40:49 COVID symptoms now
42:03 What to do if you catch COVID & how to get Paxlovid

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