‘Cicada’ COVID-19 variant, preventing fractures, latest dating trend: Catch up on the day’s stories

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East Texas health officials monitoring new 'Cicada' COVID-19 variant

A new COVID-19 variant is now being monitored by the CDC, and East Texas health officials say cases are starting to rise.

More than 150,000 uncounted COVID-19 deaths occurred early in the pandemic, a study finds

The COVID-19 pandemic’s early death toll was much higher than the official U.S. count, according to a new study that ...

6 years since COVID-19 pandemic began. What happened March 11, 2020

Six years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Here's what else happened on that day.

What you should know about the new COVID-19 'Cicada' variant

A new COVID-19 variant that some have dubbed the "Cicada" variant is quietly spreading across the globe, carrying an unusually high number of mutations that could help it slip past existing immunity, ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine

COVID-19 and POTS: Is There a Link?

Researchers are still determining the cause of these extended symptoms, but some COVID-19 "long-haulers" may actually be ...
South Carolina Public Radio

Lead state epidemiologist who helmed response to measles outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic retires

The South Carolina Department of Public Health's lead epidemiologist retired shortly before the start of April and the ...

CDC Report Calls BA.3.2 COVID-19 Variant Dubbed ‘Cicada’ A New Lineage

A recent CDC MMWR report described the BA.3.2 SARS-CoV-2 variant, nicknamed "cicada," as a new lineage of COVD-19 virus. The ...