How Bad Could BA.2.86 Get?
Since Omicron swept across the globe in 2021, the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 has moved at a slower and more predictable pace. New variants of interest have come and…
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New ‘Eris’ COVID variant is dominant in the U.S., but a shortage of data is making it hard to track
A new variant of COVID-19 dubbed EG.5 has become dominant in the U.S., according to projections made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, although a shortage…
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What Should Go Into This Year’s COVID Vaccine?
This fall, millions of Americans might be lining up for yet another kind of COVID vaccine: their first-ever dose that lacks the strain that ignited the pandemic more…
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Omicron Much Less Likely to Cause Long COVID, Study Finds
March 10, 2023 – Health care workers infected with the COVID-19 Omicron variant were far less likely to experience significant long COVID symptoms than those who contracted the original…
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WHO counted nearly 20 million new COVID cases in latest month as it shifts from weekly reporting schedule
The World Health Organization said nearly 20 million new COVID cases were recorded in the 28 days through Jan. 29, down 78% from the previous 28 days. The…
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FDA Panel Backs Shift Toward One-Dose COVID Shot
Jan. 26, 2023 – A panel of advisers to the FDA unanimously supported an effort today to simplify COVID-19 vaccinations, with the aim of developing a one-dose approach…
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China takes first steps to punish countries that imposed testing mandates for Chinese travelers
China on Tuesday suspended visas for South Koreans to enter the country for tourism or business in apparent retaliation for South Korea’s COVID-19 testing requirements for Chinese travelers, the…
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CDC calls out China for ‘lack of adequate and transparent’ COVID data
China is facing an international backlash amid reports of an unchecked surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, as well as criticism over the government’s decision to stop…
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Is Long COVID Less Likely With Omicron Strains?
SOURCES: Jonathan Whiteson, MD, co-director, NYU Langone Health Post COVID Care Program. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: “Long COVID/PASC.” Lancet: “Risk of Long COVID Associated With…
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Rise of ‘Alarming’ Subvariants of COVID Predicted for Winter
Dec. 16, 2022 – It’s a story perhaps more appropriate for Halloween than the festive holiday season, given its troubling implications. Four Omicron subvariants of the virus that…
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White House preps fresh push to urge COVID preparedness ahead of holidays, including free tests for all households
The White House has unveiled a fresh push to increase COVID preparedness heading into the holidays and will again make free tests available to Americans, after a three-month…
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U.S. COVID cases are climbing again as new omicron variants spread
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the U.S. are rising and intensive-care-unit beds are being filled again, in a trend that may spell an end to the stable period…
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U.S. unlikely to see another late-year omicron wave, but Fauci urges people to get new COVID booster
The U.S. is unlikely to suffer the same surge of COVID-19 infections this winter as it did last year, when the omicron variant first emerged and swept across…
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Confused about COVID boosters? Here’s what the science and the experts say about the new generation of shots.
As we head into the third winter of the pandemic, only about 13% of American adults — less than 11% of Americans overall — have received the bivalent…
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All eyes on China as Apple and Foxconn outline zero-COVID issues. Meanwhile, cases are rising again in the U.S.
China’s strict zero-COVID policy was making headlines Monday after Apple and iPhone manufacturer Foxconn said over the weekend that restrictions are crimping production and will delay shipments of…
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New omicron subvariants accounted for more cases in New York region in latest week than BA.5, CDC data shows
The omicron sublineages named BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 continued to spread in the U.S. in the week through Oct. 29, accounting for 27.1% of new cases nationwide, according to…
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What Europe’s COVID Wave Means for the U.S.
Winter is coming. Again. For the past two years, colder temperatures have brought seasonal COVID upticks, which turned into massive waves when ill-timed new variants emerged. In Western…
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Oct. 18, 2022 – Move over, BA.5. There are some new kids in town and no one is sure yet if we should be worried. But there is…
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Large number of U.S. COVID deaths could be prevented if patients would take Pfizer’s Paxlovid, White House coordinator warns
A large number of U.S. COVID deaths could be prevented if patients would take Paxlovid, the antiviral developed by Pfizer PFE, -1.79% that helps reduce the risk of…
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The Pandemic Isn’t Over, Fauci Says, but It’s Getting Better
Oct. 5, 2022 – Anthony Fauci, MD, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, said this…
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