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The XBB family of Omicron has landed in the U.S. Here’s what it means for this fall’s COVID wave
Here's what we know about the latest omicron variant's emergence in the United States: "XBB—a new, extremely immune-evasive Omicron variant surging in Singapore—hasn’t yet been detected in the U.S. But its child has. XBB.1 was first detected in the U.S. on Sept. 15...
New Omicron Strain Demonstrates “Dramatic” Resistance To Antibody Immunity
When the coronavirus pandemic first struck, opinions of how to combat it typically involved some form of mass "natural immunity" or vaccination. New variants unfortunately seem to have mutations that help it evade both, which is becoming cause for concern: "An...
The Nightmare COVID Variant That Beats Our Immunity Is Finally Here
Unfortunately, scientists and virologists have expected this date to come for some time. New subvariatns of Omicron have concerning new mutations: "A new subvariant of the novel-coronavirus called XBB dramatically announced itself earlier this week, in...
The next U.S. COVID wave is coming. Why it will be ‘much weirder than before.’
As COVID has continued to mutate, various mutations are causing outbreaks in different parts of the world, this, among other complicating factors may bring us into a strange season for our health: "In recent weeks, COVID trackers have suddenly been subjected to a...
As Omicron mutates wildly the virus shows first signs of convergent evolution
Convergent evolution is defined by the following, "In evolutionary biology, convergent evolution is the process whereby organisms not closely related (not monophyletic), independently evolve similar traits as a result of having to adapt to similar environments or...
Sore throat becoming most common COVID-19 symptom
New Data is indicating that sore throat may be the most common symptom of COVID-19 infection. "A sore throat is starting to beat out fever and less of smell as the most common symptom of COVID-19, according to recent data from the U.K. The U.K.'s ZOE Health...
Autumn COVID variants look shockingly similar and powerful for these 2 reasons
As the world went through the Delta and Omicron variants of COVID-19, speculation and worry was always in the back of scientists and the public's minds about the possible merging of the two. Fortunately in the past, "Deltacron" never quite took off, but this fate may...
Early signs a new U.S. COVID surge could be on its way
COVID infections continue to rise as we head into the new season. Trends in Europe and other parts of the world have typically been good indicators of what's to come here in the US. "As the U.S. heads into a third pandemic winter, the first hints are emerging that...
Hong Kong health workers collect pet hamsters to be euthanized, after 11 were found infected with COVID
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Omicron BA.4.6 makes up nearly 13% of COVID variants circulating in U.S. – CDC
As we step further into fall, COVID Cases continue to rise, Here is some of the latest information: "Oct 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday estimated that nearly 13% of the circulating coronavirus variants in the United...
Rising Covid-19 cases in the UK may be a warning for the US
COVID Trends in Europe historically have been a good indicator of what to expect in the near future for America. CNN —"There are signs that the United Kingdom could be heading into a fall COVID-19 wave, and experts say the United States may not be far behind. A...
Omicron BA.2.75.2, the ‘Most Resistant’ Variant to Date
As time goes by and the Coronavirus continues to mutate, the world keeps having to pivot quickly to continue battling this never-ending virus. "Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, health officials have warned that the biggest barrier to controlling the virus would be...
New COVID variants may evade current treatments—or render them entirely ineffective, experts say
It comes as no surprise to anyone that COVID continues to change, but new mutations shows new mutations may help the virus evade current treatments. "Future COVID variants are expected to be more transmissible and perhaps better at evading the immune system. And they...
COVID raises risk of long-term brain injury, large U.S. study finds
The last thing we need is more side affects from COVID-19 infection to worry about, but a large study shows correlation with long term brain injury. "CHICAGO (Reuters) - People who had COVID-19 are at higher risk for a host of brain injuries a year later compared with...
Just in time for fall, there’s a brand-new COVID variant making headway in the U.S.
As the virus that causes COVID-19 continues to mutate, here's the most recent data on new variants: "A new COVID strain started to create waves among virus trackers this week, outpacing nearly all other variants of interest scientists are tracking in the U.S. this...