Highly mutated new COVID-19 variant found in Utah
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoCOVID-19 antigen rapid tests indicate positive results in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. A new COVID-19 ...
COVID-19 symptoms now similar to allergies, cold or flu
UPI· 3 days agoSymptoms of mild COVID-19 infection have shifted this season, and now are more akin to those of...
You can order up to 4 free COVID-19 tests per household starting Monday
WFXT via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThe Department of Health and Human Services says orders can be placed at COVIDTests.gov starting...
Paxlovid Weaker Against Current COVID-19 Variants
WebMD· 3 days agoSept. 22, 2023 -- A real-world study published in JAMA Open Network found that Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid is now less effective at preventing...
US to offer free at-home Covid tests by mail amid a coronavirus surge: Latest
The Independent UK via AOL· 6 hours agoHospitalisations and deaths from Covid-19 have been rising for weeks in the US, and global health...
Here's Why Doctors Say *Almost* Everyone Should Get The New COVID Booster
Women's Health via Yahoo News· 5 days agoNew COVID-19 variant boosters are here. All about the vaccine's effectiveness, how it works, who...
EPI-WIN webinar: Global Update on COVID-19: managing the risks from new variants
World Health Organization· 2 days agoAlthough COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency of international concern, it remains a...
Q&A: Infectious disease specialist talks latest COVID-19 updates
Detroit News· 1 day agoCOVID-19 cases are rising in Michigan while a new sub-lineage of the Omicron variant, BA.2.86, was...
Here’s why getting the new COVID-19 booster shot is being called ‘frustrating’
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe new updated COVID-19 booster shot is hard to find and may not yet be covered by some insurance...
Your Expired At-Home Covid-19 Tests May Still Work
The Wall Street Journal· 4 days agoThe Food and Drug Administration has been extending expiration dates for some authorized at-home, over-the-counter Covid test kits, meaning some unused...
Yahoo Web Search
Trending Now
COVID-19 pandemicPublic Health Emergency
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. wikipedia.org
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
- December 2019 - present
- Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19: Cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell.
- The median incubation period for COVID-19 is four to five days. Most symptomatic people experience symptoms within two to seven days after exposure.
- Human-to-human transmission via respiratory droplets
- Avoiding close contact with sick individuals; frequently washing hands with soap and water; not touching the eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands; and practicing good respiratory hygiene
Related people
Related topics
Image from Wikipedia
