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Cicada COVID variant is spreading in the US

Kids may be more likely to get the new ‘Cicada’ variant of Covid-19, scientists say. Here’s what to know about BA.3.2

A heavily mutated variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 appears to be affecting primarily children, scientists say, though it’s not causing more severe disease – in kids or in adults.

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A COVID variant called "Cicada" is spreading. Here's what to know.

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COVID‑19 variant BA.3.2 is spreading quickly across the US—a doctor explains what you need to know

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A new COVID variant hit Connecticut. What makes ‘Cicada’ different

A "highly mutated" COVID-19 variant that has been detected in at least 25 states, including Connecticut, is gaining ground, according to health authorities.

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'Cicada' COVID variant is spreading. Here's what to know.

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'Cicada' COVID variant emerges

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SARS-CoV-2 virus, which emerged in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. The ensuing pandemic has killed millions worldwide. Vaccines have made the condition much less fatal for those who have been vaccinated,

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COVID-19 reinfections are a thing: Here’s what we know so far | SciShow News

Researchers believe you can get reinfected with COVID-19, but we're not quite sure if that's a bad thing yet. SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon.

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Over 150,000 COVID-19 deaths went uncounted early in pandemic, study finds

A new study suggests the true early toll of COVID-19 in the U.S. was significantly higher than official counts.

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Peter Daszak and the scientific verdict on the origins of COVID-19

New peer-reviewed studies continue to build an overwhelming case for the natural origin of COVID-19, vindicating the life’s work of Dr. Peter Daszak—the scientist who predicted this pandemic and was then witch-hunted for it.

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Female veterans faced steeper well-being declines after COVID-19, study finds

While the COVID-19 pandemic challenged all veterans transitioning to civilian life, female post-9/11 veterans experienced a sharper decline in overall well-being compared to their male counterparts, according to new research from the Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State.

Former Reporting intern, The Wall Street Journal

Renée Onque was a reporter with the health and science team and part of the winter/spring 2022 newsroom intern class. She is a graduate of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York.