variants

A scientific study is sounding an alarm bell regarding the latest COVID-19 variants, claiming that vaccines and boosters offer little protection against the newest mutations of the virus. The study, published this week in the…

To the Editor: In recent months, omicron (B.1.1.529) became the dominant variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), displaying some degree of immune evasion.1 The initial omicron subvariants, BA.1 and BA.2,…

We are in the midst of another COVID-19 wave driven by the highly contagious BA.4 and BA.5 variants, which have a mutation in the spike protein of the coronavirus that causes these variants to more easily attach to (and infect)…

The top symptoms of the Omicron COVID-19 variant may differ from symptoms that were common at the start of the pandemic. Omicron may also be less severe than the Delta variant, a study out of the U.K. found.People with Omicron often…

COVID omicron variants: How often can you get reinfected? SlateNew study shows the dangers of reinfection of COVID-19 8 News NOW Las VegasCoronavirus explainer: Here's everything you should know about COVID reinfections Times of…

Being up to date on COVID-19 vaccines means having had three or four doses of the same shot at this point. Current boosters are the same formulations as the first authorized shots, based on the original strain of the coronavirus that…

At least two genetically distinct monkeypox variants are circulating in the U.S., according to new sequencing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Although the CDC hasn’t sequenced all 22 confirmed U.S. cases yet, two…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sens. Susan Collins and Raphael Warnock, and Rep. Peter DeFazio have all this week announced that they tested positive.Health experts say the outbreak may be rooted, in part, in outdated and confusing…

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CLEVELAND — Regarding the pandemic, things look slightly better now than this time last month. But while the numbers looks different, for some the routine isn’t changing.“I’m just going to keep doing everything the same, wear a mask in…