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Seattle Times · 2h

New COVID-19 XEC variant circulating just before fall

Researchers indicate that the vaccine and booster shots should protect against the new variant. Here is what we know about the XEC variant and what you can do to stay healthy.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

New COVID variant XEC now in half of states. Here's what to know.

COVID-19 variant trackers are now closely watching the rise of a new virus variant called XEC, which has been spotted around the world and in half of states across the United States. Health officials are so far not raising concern about this variant, unlike some previous, more highly mutated strains that worried experts.

Just as COVID Levels Start to Dip, a New Variant Emerges

Each time a new variant makes a grand entrance onto tracker lists, health officials take notice because it may mean there's an important change in behavior of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID.

COVID pandemic started in Wuhan market animals

The Washington Post on MSN · 18h

Scientists again link covid pandemic origin to Wuhan market animals

Genetic evidence from a new report suggests the coronavirus pandemic most likely spilled over from animals in the Wuhan market.

Associated Press on MSN · 14h

A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19’s origin

Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people.

COVID pandemic started in Wuhan market animals after all, suggests latest study

“It’s one of the most important data sets on the early pandemic and on the origin of SARS-CoV-2,” says Florence Débarre, an evolutionary biologist at the the French national research agency CNRS, and co-author of the Cell analysis.

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How To Get Free COVID Tests From US Government This Month

The free tests issued by the program will be viable at least through to the end of the year, with many at-home COVID tests ...

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With cold and flu season here, it's time to start thinking about getting an updated COVID vaccine

A new vaccine is out just in time for fall, offering protection against the latest variant. Anyone 6 months and older can get ...

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Free COVID-19 tests from federal government: When and how you can order them

To order the tests, visit COVIDtest.gov. Once ordered, the at-home tests will be shipped to homes for free. Each household ...

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Do you need another covid shot? Test your coronavirus knowledge.

More than four years since the coronavirus ignited a global pandemic, the virus keeps evolving. Take this quiz to find out if ...

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COVID Czar's 'Sex Parties'; Nationwide Drug Recall; Steward CEO Held in Contempt

Jay Varma, MD, the former New York City COVID czar participated in sex parties and attended a dance party early in the ...

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Be warned: Check your insurance before getting a COVID-19 vaccine this year

Ed Pliml was shocked to learn that the new COVID-19 booster shot was going to cost him more than $100 thanks to a change in ...

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Covid Showed Us That the Truth Is a Matter of Life or Death

I am deeply troubled by the growing distrust of science in our society, just at the time when its insights are most needed.

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Column: The Pentagon's former top UFO hunter talks about COVID-19, Haitian pet-eaters and pseudoscience generally

Sean Kirkpatrick ran the government's investigation into UFOs, so he knows a lot about how misinformation and disinformation ...

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