COVID summer wave grows, with new variant LB.1 on the rise
A key COVID trend in the West is near "high" levels, the CDC says, and the new variant LB.1 is gaining ground.
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A key COVID trend in the West is near "high" levels, the CDC says, and the new variant LB.1 is gaining ground.
The strain is "very, very similar" to the JN.1 variant from earlier this year.
Health authorities are watching for signs the virus might be starting to accelerate again after a springtime lull in COVID rates.
North Carolina Republicans are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law, citing crime and recent campus protests.
Razer sold the Zephyr mask as protection against COVID during the pandemic, but products were not tested, feds say.
The new recommendations apply to COVID-19 and other viruses, like flu and RSV.
Studies show that even when the virus is mild and exclusively confined to the lungs, it can still provoke inflammation in the brain and impair brain cells' ability to regenerate.
The CDC is reportedly weighing a revision to COVID-19 guidance which could allow people who test positive to return to work sooner.
Early data suggests the COVID vaccines have effectiveness against the recent JN.1 variant.
This year's totals included a reported 27 deaths in Miami-Dade
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Opposition to vaccines and mainstream science has become politically charged, making dangerous misinformation harder to fight.
The World Health Organization's top official pointed to holiday gatherings and the spread of the JN.1 variant as factors behind nearly 10,000 COVID-19 deaths worldwide in December.
The COVID-19 virus is continually changing, and a recent subvariant, the JN.1, is rapidly climbing the charts.
Florida's surgeon general Dr. Joseph Ladapo has previously taken aim at the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines with claims that federal health officials called "implausible" and "misleading."
As seasonal virus activity surges across the United States, experts stress the importance of preventive measures – such as masking and vaccination – and the value of treatment for those who do get sick.
The prevalence of the JN.1 variant of COVID-19 looks to be highest in New York and New Jersey, where it makes up more than half of cases.
Most COVID-19 symptoms and guidelines for testing and treatment remain largely unchanged as cases from the JN.1 variant rise.
"COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising quickly," the CDC said, and the new variant JN.1 is making up an increasing share of cases.
A highly-mutated descendant called JN.1 could be to blame.
The FDA has lengthened the shelf lives of some COVID-19 tests that still deliver accurate results past their printed expiration dates.
The next round of free COVID test orders will ship starting the week of Nov. 27.
Only about half say they plan to get the latest vaccine
Florida businessman Patrick Parker Walsh is now serving five and half years in federal prison.
Federal investigators, along with the Broward Sheriff's Office held a Thursday afternoon press conference to announce federal criminal fraud charges against 17 BSO employees.
