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A new COVID variant nicknamed 'razor blade throat' is fueling a summer surge

A COVID-19 lineage called NB.1.8.1, widely nicknamed “razor blade throat” for the intense sore throat it reportedly causes, has become the most prevalent SARS-CoV-2 variant circulating globally. The ...
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A New COVID Subvariant Is Driving a Global Wave: Find Out Whether It Has Reached Your State

A preliminary study of 52,330 Israeli women found similar rates of heart attack, stroke, blood clots and early death among hormone therapy users and nonusers, though it cannot prove safety. Older ...
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What to Know About Cicada, the New COVID Variant

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Cicada COVID-19 Variant FAQs: Symptoms, Risk, and Prevention

Wastewater signals show BA.3.2 across 25 states, while NWSS funding reductions threaten program continuity after FY2025, diminishing national situational awareness for emerging variants. Genomic ...
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A new COVID variant with 75 mutations is spreading across 25 states

A COVID-19 strain carrying an unusually high number of mutations is drawing attention from public health officials as it turns up in wastewater samples, airport screenings, and nasal swabs across the ...