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Fall COVID-19 update: Will there be a new surge? Who should get the new mRNA vaccines? Are they safe and effective?

It’s been almost four years since the first human cases of COVID-19 infection caused by SARS-CoV-2 were reported.

The Conversation · Oct 5, 2023

Covid hunters: the amateur sleuths tracking the virus and its variants

How a schoolteacher and a dog educator became crucial to the global fight against coronavirus

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2023

Omicron BA.5 more virulent and replicates faster, new study in mice finds

Omicron BA.5 strain is more virulent than its ancestors, a new study in mice has found. The research, published in the journal Science Advances, addresses a challenge to studying and understanding rapidly evolving variants of concern due to a lack of animal models for running tests that could help explain…

The Times of India · Sep 26, 2023

Is the Newest Covid-19 Variant More Transmissible? 4 Key Questions About BA.2.86, Answered

BA.2.86, nicknamed Pirola, is a highly mutated new omicron sublineage of SARS-CoV-2 that was first detected in Denmark in July 2023.

Inverse · Sep 17, 2023

COVID levels are so high, they're approaching 2020's initial peak, as the WHO urges those at high risk to take any booster they can get their hands on

It’s yet another sign that while the official pandemic state may be over, the days of COVID are far from it.

Fortune · Sep 16, 2023

Questions about the Pirola COVID variant

Also known as Pirola, this highly mutated new omicron sublineage of SARS-CoV-2 is still mysterious to experts

Salon · Sep 14, 2023

Pirola Covid strain: What are the symptoms of the new variant?

New strain of Omicron now detected in 15 countries worldwide

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023

When and where can you get the updated COVID booster? And who needs one? What you need to know, according to experts

All Americans ages 6 months and older are eligible for the new jabs, the CDC said Tuesday.

Fortune · Sep 13, 2023

Kentuckians can access FDA, CDC approved new COVID vaccine targeting Omicron subvariants in coming d

As new variants of COVID are making the rounds, the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have approved a new round of COVID-19 vaccines.

WEKU · Sep 12, 2023

New ‘Pirola’ Covid variant is rapidly spreading, leaving doctors across North America worried

The highly mutated Omicron subvariant has been detected in four US states

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023