How Hard Will the New Covid Variant Hit Idaho? There’s a new variant of COVID and omicron called HV.1 that is spreading rapidly around the United States. The variant is a powerful and contagious mutation of the deadly virus that has only been around for a few months but has quickly b...
Viruses mutate to survive. To date, the two biggest variants of SARS-CoV2, thevirusresponsible for COVID-19, have been the delta and omicron variants. They had very different characteristics from earlier variants and from each other. Comparatively, the difference between the original omicronvariant...
The study suggests that olfactory dysfunction may no longer be a reliable indication of COVID-19 infection due to changes in disease symptomology, immunizations, and changes in care-seeking behavior. Further research is needed to track this association as new variants emerge.DiLena...
However, from Tuesday 30th November 2021, some restrictions were reimposed due to a new variant, Omicron, first discovered in South Africa. Because it is unclear how transmissible the new variant is or how effective the vaccines are against it, people across the UK will have to wear face mas...
New year, new COVID symptoms? Not quite. While new variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, have come and gone in the five years the illness has circulated the globe, its array of symptoms hasn’t evolved as swiftly. Though symptoms may vary by variant, according to ...
After genome sequencing of over 10,000 COVID-19 cases in India, researchers have discovered a new variant with two new mutations which may be better at evading the immune system.
How long does the COVID-19 vaccine last? It is difficult to say how long the COVID-19 vaccines last, with variability between the different vaccines available, new virus variants, how each person responds to the vaccine and whether the full primary vaccine course and booster doses have been...
Is there a "coincidence" of the peaks of the RSV, influenza, and COVID viruses? Is the country experiencing an "unusually bad" flu season? Currently, there is no such COVID variant, no confluence in the peaks of the viruses, and flu activity is low, George said, "but we need to st...
Many state-based phone apps let residents store COVID-19 vaccine records and test results. Sarah Tew/CNET As the highly transmissibleomicron variantcontinues its rapid spread across the US, businesses, schools and government agencies across the country are requiring proof of full v...
With new, more infectious variants of COVID-19 detected around the world, and at New Zealand's border, the risk of further level 3 or 4 lockdowns is increased if those viruses get into the community. These include a variant calledB.1.1.7that has spread very quickly within the UK, with...