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Covid 19 Variant

'Razor blade throat' symptom of new COVID variant

  • Jun 18, 2025

Another COVID-19 variant is rising abroad

  • May 29, 2025

New contagious COVID-19 variant now circulating in CA

  • May 28, 2025

LA County COVID cases, hospitalizations double in past month

  • Jul 16, 2024

Violet Affleck reveals 'post-viral condition,' makes plea for masks

  • Jul 11, 2024

Tracking travel concerns as COVID cases rise

  • Jun 26, 2024

Everything to know about the emerging 'FLiRT' COVID-19 subvariants

  • Jun 25, 2024

Moderna COVID-flu shot sees strong immunity in older adults: Trial

  • Jun 10, 2024

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New COVID variant 'Cicada' spreading among children

  • Apr 2
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  • Jun 25, 2025
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COVID reaches 'very high' level in CA, CDC wastewater data show; COVID on the rise in LA County

  • Jul 16, 2024
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Will COVID FLiRT variant lead to summer surge? Tracking travel concerns as cases rise

  • Jun 26, 2024
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Possible summer COVID surge? What to know about the new FLiRT variants

  • May 14, 2024
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COVID JN.1 variant now leading cause of infections in US - Here's what you need to know

  • Dec 23, 2023
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On the fence about the new COVID shot? Survey reveals what it will take to persuade Americans

  • Oct 8, 2023
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With updated COVID-19 vaccine available, misconceptions about the shot re-emerge

  • Sep 21, 2023

Latest Stories

Possible summer COVID surge? What to know about the new FLiRT variants

The days of school closures and statewide lockdowns may be years behind us, but the threat of COVID-19 still lurks in the shadows.

  • May 14, 2024

California eases COVID protocols, mild cases no longer warrant isolation: State health department

California, the state that once enacted some of the strictest COVID-19 protocols, has recently relaxed its guidance, going even a step further than the CDC.

  • Jan 23, 2024
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COVID JN.1 variant now leading cause of infections in US - Here's what you need to know

The Omicron coronavirus subvariant JN.1 now makes up 44.2% of COVID cases in the United States, according to the CDC.

  • Dec 23, 2023

Here's where new COVID JN.1 variant is spreading in US, what to know before you travel

We are now just days away from Christmas and COVID numbers are on the rise. Here's what doctors are saying you need to know before you travel over the holiday weekend.

  • Dec 22, 2023

JN.1 now the 'fastest-growing' COVID variant in the US

It's now causing about 20% of new COVID-19 infections in the country and is dominant in the Northeast, where it is estimated to be the cause of about a third of new cases.

  • Dec 20, 2023