Worrying COVID ‘Cicada’ Variant Spreads as US Maps Go Dark

Cuts to one of America's major disease surveillance programs could threaten public health, experts say, as COVID 'cicada ...
Union-Bulletin

Ebola drugs should be limited to trials, WHO advisers say

Drugs in development to treat and prevent infections caused by the Ebola virus that’s circulating in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda should be given only as part of ...

Experimental Ebola antibody MP314 may be Congo’s last hope as deadly outbreak spirals across conflict zones

Congo urgently seeks experimental Ebola antibody MP314 as war, rising infections, and healthcare collapse fuel a deadly ...

New clinical trial method speeds up Shionogi vaccine rollout

Shionogi & Co. looks set to put its COVID-19 vaccine into practical use by the end of March 2022 following a government ...

Hantavirus scientists were close to vaccine but ran out of money

The antibodies developed in the immunovirology lab at the Universidad de Concepción, about 300 miles south of the capital Santiago, had seemingly neutralized the germ.
Morning Overview on MSN

What to know about the BA.3.2 “Cicada” COVID variant and immune evasion

A highly mutated COVID-19 subvariant called BA.3.2, nicknamed “Cicada” for surfacing in large numbers after years of silent evolution, is now spreading quickly across the United States. Laboratory ...
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Surprise COVID test bills from Rume Health? Here’s why they’re showing up—and what to do

KCRA THREE NEWS. YEAH, WE HOPE THEY ALL GET BETTER TOO. CECIL. THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT’S BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE THE DAYS OF DRIVE THROUGH COVID MASS TESTING SITES, BUT SOME VIEWERS ARE JUST NOW GETTING ...
Frontiers

Temporal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and IgG subclasses following multiple doses and diverse COVID-19 vaccine combinations

Despite extensive research on COVID-19 vaccines, comparative data on the long-term humoral response across multiple vaccine platforms and heterologous regimens remain limited. SARS-CoV-2 continues to ...
Staten Island Advance

COVID testing: Why health experts still recommend it in 2025

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With the terrifying coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic of 2020 behind us and the world now returned to normal, many people have moved away from vaccination or even testing for the ...
Newsday

Some COVID-19 at-home tests can be used beyond expiration date on box. Find out which ones.

As folks travel to see loved ones for the holiday season, there’s one thing no one wants to pack — an infectious disease. But whether you have the sniffles or just want to take precautions around ...
The New York Times

Is It Cold, Flu or Covid? What to Know About Symptoms and Testing.

With similar symptoms, it can be difficult to tell which illness is which. Here’s what to know. By Dani Blum Early clues suggest that this flu season could be particularly brutal. And while national ...
Frontiers

Transplacental transferred anti-SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies in unvaccinated pregnant women in Cameroon occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, but not in the pre-pandemic ...

Neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) are critical for protection against SARS-CoV-2, but there is limited information on their role in pregnancy, especially among Cameroonian women. Here, we aimed to ...