Symptoms appear to be similar to other variants of COVID-19 and the public health risk remains low, WHO information shows.
Are we heading toward a summer COVID-19 surge? US health officials are keeping a very close eye on the latest FLiRT variant since the UK reported a rise in hospitalizations.
The FLiRT subvariants generally cause milder illness compared to earlier strains like Delta.
The City Council's decision creates a pathway back to employment for workers who were fired for not getting vaccinated. They can reapply for their positions, but there are no guarantees.
A juror in a federal trial over an alleged pandemic relief fraud scheme told police she was given $120,000 cash in an attempted bribe to acquit the defendants.
The days of school closures and statewide lockdowns may be years behind us, but the threat of COVID-19 still lurks in the shadows.