CDC said that scientists discovered a new coronavirus variant, BA 2.86, and that higher-risk individuals should be cautious Victoria Bekiempis As authorities revealed that a new Covid-19 variant has been detected in the US, medical experts are emphasizing that high-risk persons resume masking to prevent potentially deadly infection. Warnings from these physicians come amid an...
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New COVID variant EG.5 now dominant in US, CDC says
by Cara Murez A variant nicknamed Eris now accounts for the largest proportion of new COVID infections across America. About 17.3% of U.S. COVID cases are believed to have been caused by the variant, formally known as EG.5, in early August, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That number is 7.5% higher...
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New COVID variant arcturus arrives in Florida — with a new, odd symptom
By Cindy Krischer Goodman South Florida Sun-Sentinel•Apr 24, 2023 at 1:21 pm A new omicron subvariant is spreading in Florida with an odd potential symptom: conjunctivitis. Helix, a surveillance company that tracks emerging variants across the nation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discovered the variant known as XBB.1.16 or arcturus makes up...
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New COVID Variant on WHO’s Radar Causing Itchy Eyes in Kids
Lisa O’Mary April 12, 2023 A new COVID-19 variant that recently landed on the World Health Organization’s radar may cause previously unseen symptoms in children, according to a new report. While the variant, called “Arcturus,” hasn’t yet made the CDC’s watchlist, a prominent pediatrician in India is seeing children with “itchy” or “sticky” eyes, as if they...
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This New COVID Variant Is Shaping Up to Be a Déjà Vu Nightmare
David Axe Updated Aug. 15, 2022 3:20AM ET / Published Aug. 14, 2022 8:04PM ET Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast The world has built up a lot of immunity in the nine months since the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus became dominant, driving a record wave of infections. That immunity from vaccines and past infection is helping to keep down hospitalizations...