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New, highly mutated COVID variants ‘Pirola’ BA.2.86 and JN.1 may cause more severe disease, new studies suggest

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People wearing masks amidst rising concerns about the new, highly mutated COVID variant JN.1, as seen in Kolkata, India, on Dec. 27, 2023. BA.2.86, a […]

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Why Covid-19 is spreading this summer

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Getty Images Covid-19 doesn’t follow normal seasonal patterns, like other respiratory viruses – waves of infection can happen at any time of year. Every July […]

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EG.5.1? BA.2.86? Keeping Up With the New COVID-19 Subvariants

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COVID-19 ‘Variant Hunter’ Shares Insights on Infection Risks For weeks, the COVID-19 subvariant EG.5.1, unofficially nicknamed “Eris,” dominated the news. Shortly after, headlines about BA.2.86, also known […]