There's a new COVID-19 variant called FLiRT: Here's what you need to know about it

There's a new COVID variant nicknamed "FLiRT." Here's what you need to know about the variant, including the symptoms. Read More

New COVID-19 ‘FLiRT’ variants could mean a summer surge

(NewsNation) — Two new COVID-19 variants are circulating ... Natural and vaccine-induced immunity also fade over time, so people who haven’t kept up with boosters or who had COVID during the early ... Read More

CDC: Less than half of nursing home residents have latest COVID-19 booster shots

Residents of nursing homes largely aren’t up to date on their COVID-19 shots, and the uptake decline compared to earlier in the pandemic is significant, according to a report from the US Centers for ... Read More

COVID-19: What to know about the new variants; what are the symptoms of FLiRT?

The family of variants, called “FLiRT,” include KP.2, which is now the dominant variant in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The variants are part of the ... Read More

New COVID variants — nicknamed ‘FLiRT’ — are here for the summer. What to know

After months of the omicron variant JN.1 dominating cases, a new variant, KP.2, now accounts for nearly a quarter of all new cases, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and ... Read More

CDC Updates COVID-19 Guidance Positive Cases No Longer Required to Isolate for Five Days

T he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC announced a significant update to its COVID-19 guidance on Friday, signaling a departure from previous protocols regarding isolation for ... Read More

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A Georgia State Supreme Court candidate has filed a federal lawsuit claiming a state agency is unconstitutionally trying to block him from talking about abortion ... Read More

Coronavirus and COVID-19: All Articles, Videos and Resources

While mRNA vaccines have caused rare cases of myocarditis, a CDC analysis found no connection between getting jabbed and sudden cardiac death. Read More

No link between COVID vaccine, cardiac arrest in young people, new CDC study finds

As such, the CDC recommends vaccination and booster shots for people over six months to prevent COVID-19 and serious complications or deaths. Read More

CDC is investigating counterfeit Botox injections

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating a multi-state outbreak of a botulism-like illness related to counterfeit Botox injections. Currently, consumers in Colorado ... Read More

After receiving COVID-19 shots, many NY healthcare workers doubted boosters, study shows

Healthcare workers at a New York health system likely aren’t exactly lining up to get the latest COVID-19 boosters ... delaying recommended vaccines for kids. Of respondents, 30% believed ... Read More

Study finds U.S. COVID-19 vaccine promotion campaign saved 50,000 lives

May 6 (UPI) --The "We Can Do This" COVID-19 public education campaign launched by the White House in 2021 to increase confidence in vaccines succeeded in saving more than 50,000 lives, according to a ... Read More