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You aren’t legally allowed to know which variant gave you COVID-19 in the US, even if it’s Delta
Sequencing tests, which pick up on variants, have to be federally approved before their results can be disclosed to doctors or patients.
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Mu Covid Variant: Los Angeles Officials Say First Cases Of New Strain Have Arrived
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday said U.S. public health officials are “keeping a very close eye” on a new variant of Covid-19 that was first detected in Colombia. Known as B.1.621 or the …
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Sarbecoviruses have crossed into humans twice in the last decade, leading to the deadly SARS-CoV-1 outbreak in 2002-04 and the current COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A new Oxford U... View More
Coronavirus epidemics first hit more than 21,000 years ago
Sarbecoviruses have crossed into humans twice in the last decade, leading to the deadly SARS-CoV-1 outbreak in 2002-04 and the current COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A new Oxford U...
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Of course they do.
WHO says Delta variant will be globally dominant
The WHO on Friday (18 June) said that the Delta variant, originating in India, would be globally dominant due to “significantly increased transmissibility”
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The U.K. is set to begin the world’s first trial of healthy volunteers being intentionally infected with coronavirus, after the study received ethics approval.
World’s first coronavirus human challenge study gets green light in UK
Proponents say these controversial studies provide the fastest way to evaluate new vaccines.
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Exclusive: Two variants have merged into heavily mutated coronavirus
The UK and California variants of coronavirus appear to have combined into a heavily mutated hybrid, sparking concern that we may be entering a new phase of the covid-19 pandemic
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Food Workers Can Now Get the COVID Vaccine. Here’s How
THE CITY’s Open Newsroom team breaks down some of the latest info about working in NYC during the pandemic. Sign up for our new jobs newsletter to get updates.
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Trader Joe’s, Dollar General And Others Are Paying Workers To Get Vaccines
Grocers from Aldi to Trader Joe’s are pitching financial incentives to their employees to encourage them to get vaccinated.
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Data Scientist Rebekah Jones, Facing Arrest, Turns Herself In To Florida Authorities
Rebekah Jones has said she lost her job after refusing to manipulate data to suggest Florida was ready to ease coronavirus restrictions.
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US life expectancy drops dramatically due to COVID-19
It’s the largest drop in life expectancy in at least 40 years.
