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The version of the Covid-19 virus behind the latest spike in infections shares many of the same symptoms as earlier variants of Sars-CoV-2 : a sore throat, fatigue, headache and a cough. Differences in the symptoms often depend on a person's underlying health and their immune system - David Cox
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You Have Covid Again. Why Does It Feel So Different From Last Time?
By this point in the Covid-19 pandemic, most people have had at least one brush with the virus. Those of us who have been infected again (and again) may think we know the drill... Many Covid symptoms have stayed the same since 2020: fever, sore throat, coughing. But some have shifted. It used to be common for people to lose their sense of taste and smell when they got sick, for example, but that now seems to happen less frequently. Early in the pandemic, Dr. Khabbaza said, people would tell him that their Covid infections felt like nothing they had experienced before. Now, he said, patients often think they have a cold, and are shocked when they test positive. Dr. Smith said he has often…
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Another Covid-19 winter is coming. Here’s how to prepare.
Free Covid tests are back — and new vaccines are at your local pharmacy too.
On the Covid ‘Off-Ramp’: No Tests, Isolation or Masks
For many, Covid is increasingly regarded like the common cold. A scratchy throat and canceled plans bring a bewildering new critique from friends: You shouldn’t have tested.
XEC: what you need to know about the new COVID variant
A new COVID variant is spreading rapidly and could soon become the dominant variant around the globe. The variant, called XEC, was first detected in Germany in August and appears to have a growth advantage over other circulating variants – but it is not a radically different variant. XEC is what’s known as a “recombinant variant”. Recombinants can occur naturally when a person is simultaneously infected with two different COVID variants.
Test positive for COVID recently? Here are the current CDC guidelines
If you've come down with COVID, what should you do? Here's everything you need to know about the most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations.
Changing nature of Covid: Is it just a regular winter bug now?
Covid is "well on the way" to becoming seasonal, Prof Hunter says, with flu likely to cause more deaths from now on. And eventually, Covid will become "just another cause of the common cold", like the other coronaviruses that circulate.
COVID-19 has tested us. Will we be ready for the next pandemic?
An infectious disease expert with insider access gives his take on what we did well, what we need to fix, and how to prepare for future outbreaks.
Do you have COVID? Here’s how long the CDC recommends you stay home
The good news is that the most common variants circulating in the country — KP.3, KP.2, and LB.1 — cause similar symptoms to previous COVID strains, such as cough, fever and fatigue. And many people can recover at home. The bad news: These variants have a mutation that make them more contagious. So, how long should you quarantine at home if you’re sick with COVID? And should you wear a mask again?
How Covid-19's symptoms have changed with each new variant
With a new variant of the Sars-CoV-2 virus causing a spike in cases, it is demonstrating just how much the disease has changed since the pandemic began – and what happened to "Covid toe".
Some at-home COVID tests have expiration dates changed by the FDA. How to check yours
You’ll need to visit the FDA’s website and search for its “Extended Expiration Date” table. Once you’re on the page with the table, go to the search function and type the manufacturer and test name shown on the box label of your test. Each result also has a photo of the test’s label, which should make it easier to identify your test.
Why Covid is still flooring some people
What is it like to catch Covid now? It is a question I have been pondering since a friend was surprised by how roughed up they were by it. Their third bout of Covid was significantly worse than the previous time they caught it.
You Have Covid Again. Why Does It Feel So Different From Last Time?
Here’s what to know about how symptoms of an infection can shift.
3 Things to Know About FLiRT and LB.1, the New Coronavirus Strains
The good news is that in the early spring of 2024, COVID-19 cases were down, with far fewer infections and hospitalizations than were seen in the previous winter. But SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID, is still mutating, raising concerns about a potential wave of infections this summer. In April, a group of new virus strains known as the FLiRT variants (based on the technical names of their two mutations) began to spread, followed in June by a variant known as LB.1.
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