One of the main factors of the COVID-19 pandemic ending was increased immunity through vaccinations . While that global health emergency is in the past, the coronavirus itself isn't, and people still get sick from it.

Vaccines have recently become more scarce as federal health agencies distance themselves from their mandates. On Monday, the CDC announced new guidelines calling for "individual-based decision-making" for COVID vaccinations. While this is controversial, those who have been looking to get inoculated can now make an appointment. Here's what we know:

Are cases of COVID-19 on the rise?

Nationally, there was a spike in cases in August, according to CDC data . There's not much recent state-level data. Georgia hospitalization rates were up to 13.5 per 100,000, while

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