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The FLiRT COVID variants: What are they and are they more contagious?
Reuters· 1 day agoThe moniker FLiRT is an acronym for the locations of the mutations the variants share on the virus'...
Does COVID-19 Persist?
MedPage Today· 6 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...
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 ...
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...
From 'loser' to laureate: Nobel winner's advice to young scientists
Nature· 57 minutes ago“10 years ago, I was considered a loser,” she says. Advice she offers is to follow the work of your...
Mystery Finally Solved? New Discovery Could Explain Long COVID
SciTechDaily· 6 days agoResearchers at UVA Health have uncovered a potential explanation for some of the most puzzling...
As COVID cases rise again, what do I need to know about the new FLiRT variants?
Medical Xpress· 6 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 ...
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....
WHO: COVID-19 pandemic reversed decade of life expectancy gains
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 1 day agoThe Americas and South-East Asia regions each lost about 3 years of life expectancy at birth between...