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New ‘Stratus’ COVID variant spreads fast in US and everywhere — here’s what to watch for before it hits your area

New ‘Stratus’ COVID variant spreads fast in US: A new COVID variant is quietly gaining ground in the United States, and health officials are closely monitoring it. The XFG strain, also known as ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Combination Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates Granted Fast Track Designation

Both candidates combine 2 already licensed vaccines to prevent influenza and COVID-19. Fast Track designation was granted with the aim of addressing the significant individual and health system ...
Fast Company

covid-19 vaccine

Prior to the May 20 announcement, an annual COVID-19 vaccine was recommended for everyone ages 6 months and older. COVID-19 boosters for omicron are coming this fall. That may be too late to fight the ...
Yahoo

JN.1 accounts for over 90% of US COVID cases: Know these symptoms

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly all COVID-19 cases in the United States right now are being caused by one, highly contagious variant called JN.1. The ...
WTKR

Company working to get FDA approval for fast COVID-19 test

Inside the lab at Bambu Global, nearly two decades of work in chemistry is getting put to use in a new coronavirus test. “We focused very heavily over that duration of time, in developing a very ...
Forbes

JN.1 Covid ‘Variant Of Interest’ Spreading Fast In U.S. — Here’s What To Know

The World Health Organization said it is tracking a new coronavirus “variant of interest” called JN.1, an offshoot of the highly mutated “Pirola” strain that is spreading rapidly around the world and ...
Medical Xpress

COVID rising fast in California, fueled by new 'stratus' variant tied to omicron

COVID-19 is once again climbing to troubling levels in California—a worrying trend as health officials attempt to navigate a vaccine landscape thrown into uncertainty by delays and decisions from the ...
Reuters

U.S. regulator is reviewing Abbott's fast COVID test after studies raise accuracy concerns

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that Abbott Laboratories’ speedy coronavirus test, which can deliver results within minutes and is used at the White House, could ...
Digital Journal

FDA fast-tracks novel coronavirus test to speed up diagnosis

In order to help fight the spread of coronavirus, testing is very important as this helps those infected to get the right care and for epidemiologists to track the disease. While symptoms can provide ...
Seeking Alpha

Invivyd granted FDA fast track status for COVID therapy

Shares of microcap biotech Invivyd (IVVD) moved higher in the premarket on Tuesday after the Waltham, Massachusetts-headquartered company announced the FDA’s Fast Track designation for its ...
Fast Company

Covid-19

The health divide emerged over the last decade and has widened since 2020, according to research that links ideology to outcomes from heart disease, cancer, stroke, and other internal causes. ‘I ...