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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…
What Should Go Into This Year’s COVID Vaccine?
This fall, millions of Americans might be lining up for yet another…
Omicron Much Less Likely to Cause Long COVID, Study Finds
March 10, 2023 – Health care workers infected with the COVID-19 Omicron…
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…
FDA Panel Backs Shift Toward One-Dose COVID Shot
Jan. 26, 2023 – A panel of advisers to the FDA unanimously…
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…
CDC calls out China for ‘lack of adequate and transparent’ COVID data
China is facing an international backlash amid reports of an unchecked surge…
Is Long COVID Less Likely With Omicron Strains?
SOURCES: Jonathan Whiteson, MD, co-director, NYU Langone Health Post COVID Care Program.…
Rise of ‘Alarming’ Subvariants of COVID Predicted for Winter
Dec. 16, 2022 – It’s a story perhaps more appropriate for Halloween…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
What Europe’s COVID Wave Means for the U.S.
Winter is coming. Again. For the past two years, colder temperatures have…
New COVID Subvariants Rising: How Concerned Should We Be?
Oct. 18, 2022 – Move over, BA.5. There are some new kids…
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…
The Pandemic Isn’t Over, Fauci Says, but It’s Getting Better
Oct. 5, 2022 – Anthony Fauci, MD, the director of the National…