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What to know about the new 'FLiRT' COVID variants
Fox News· 1 day agoAccording to the World Health Organization, the "FLiRT" variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus have been the dominant forms of the virus ...
Does COVID-19 Persist?
MedPage Today· 5 days agoWith 17 million adults reporting long COVID symptoms like brain fog and fatigue, the idea of viral persistence has gained traction. "At the beginning of...
Expert reaction: Bird flu outbreak in Victoria and WA
Cosmos· 1 hour agoBird flu hit the headlines this week, with Victoria’s health and agricultural departments announcing...
Explainer-What are the FLiRT COVID variants and are they more contagious?
KFGO· 1 day agoBy Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - The so-called FLiRT variants of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that...
As COVID cases rise again, what do I need to know about the new FLiRT variants?
Medical Xpress· 2 hours agoFrom the original Wuhan variant, to delta, to omicron, and several others in between, the virus has continued to evolve. New variants have driven repeated waves of infection and challenged doctors ...
New study provides the "definitive answer on masks." They work.
Boing Boing· 1 day agoIn schools, masks did help, but not as much as improving air circulation in the classrooms did. Note that the ventilation improvement that’s described in that citation was for better air circulation ...
Trials that infected people with common colds can inform today’s COVID-19 challenge trials
Nature· 5 days agoLetter to the Editor
The new COVID variants spreading in the US are called ‘FLiRT.’ But why?
TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoRyan Gregory, Ph.D., a professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Guelph in Ontario....
New Covid FLiRT Variants Have the FDA Weighing a Vaccine Update
Bloomberg· 2 days agoGood morning! It’s Jessica in New York. A new Covid variant is forcing the FDA to reevaluate...
Here's Yet Another Reason to Stay on Top of Your COVID Vaccine Boosters
ScienceAlert via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThere was some concern this would occur with COVID-19 vaccines, too. So, using a mouse model and human volunteers who had contracted SARS-CoV-2& ...