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This year’s flu season has been unusually severe – and COVID is still sending some people to hospital, too.
Two new COVID-19 variants are spreading across the country and doctors in Connecticut are expecting they could bring an uptick in cases.
COVID-19 cases are rising in half of U.S. states. What to know about COVID trends and the new Stratus and Nimbus variants.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval for Moderna's MRNA.O COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax, in children aged 6 months through 11 years who are at an increased risk of the ...
The Nimbus variant, or NB.1.8.1, is a strain of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. Alongside the usual symptoms of COVID-19, it can cause a razor blade sensation in the throat and gastrointestinal ...
The new XFG SARS-CoV-2 variant is behind a COVID-19 surge in Southeast Asia and has been designated by the World Health Organization as a “variant under monitoring.” ...
Stratus Covid variant, also referred to as XFG, is a new subvariant of Omicron that has been circulating around the globe and now accounts for 25% of COVID cases (as of May 2025).” ...
As the nation wrestles with COVID vaccine recommendations, a new study of half a million adults shows boosters still provide a lot of extra protection.
June 26, 2025 – The new COVID-19 variant that now makes up about a third of U.S. COVID cases has a signature symptom: a painful sore throat that feels like "razor blades." "This 'razor blade ...
The COVID-19 Nimbus variant is on the rise in the U.S. as many report a painful symptom known as "razor blade throat." If you have a severe sore throat, it's important to rule out strep throat to ...
Patients are reporting a "razor blade throat" symptom — potentially due to the new "Nimbus" COVID variant — in which their throat feels as if they've swallowed shards of glass.
A new COVID variant known as NB.1.8.1 has made landfall in the United States. The variant, which was first detected in China this past January, currently accounts for 10% of the SARS-CoV-2 ...