COVID-19 Updates
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New COVID shots will be available in September
“We are likely to see this as a recommendation as an annual COVID shot, just as we have an annual flu shot.”
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It may be time to pay attention to COVID again
While the numbers are still low, compared with 2022’s summer surge, experts still urge people to stay aware of changes in the virus. “I do not...
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U.S. has new dominant COVID variant called EG.5
Called “Eris” among avid COVID trackers, the strain EG.5 now accounts for 17% of all U.S. COVID infections.
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Long COVID ‘brain fog’ confounds doctors, but new research offers hope
Brain fog is among the most common symptoms of long COVID, and also one of the most poorly understood.
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Postacute effects of COVID on par with those of sepsis, flu
“I think what this tells us is that maybe a lot of the issues that we’ve been seeing as complications attributable to COVID are, in fact,...
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International rights group calls out United States for allowing hospitals to push millions into debt
About a third of U.S. adults with health care debt owed money for hospitalization.
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Anxiety, your brain, and long COVID: What the research says
Anxiety, depression, and COVID-19 can be a bad combination for your brain and your long-term health.
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We may need a new defense against new COVID variants
Immunologists continue to search for new targets to synthesize broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies.
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COVID nonvaccination linked with avoidable hospitalizations
Eligible unvaccinated patients with COVID-19 had a nearly 10-fold higher risk for hospitalization than did patients who were fully vaccinated with...
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One in 10 people who had Omicron got long COVID: Study
“About 10% experienced long-term symptoms or long COVID after six months.”