/tags/coronavirus Coronavirus en-US WLRN Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:00:00 GMT /health/2023-03-16/exploring-long-covid-part-2-whats-it-like-to-have-it Among the pandemic survivors are those with long COVID, a phenomenon still not fully understood. What is long COVID, and why is it hard to define? What is it like to have long COVID? In Part 2 of this series, we take a closer look. Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:00:00 GMT /health/2023-03-16/exploring-long-covid-part-2-whats-it-like-to-have-it Joe Mario Pedersen - WMFE /health/2023-01-09/coronavirus-faq-how-do-i-avoid-catching-covid-while-flying-in-2023 You'll see testing in some airports these days — it's just like we're going back in time! And speaking of looking back, the things that protected fliers from COVID then are still a good idea. Tue, 10 Jan 2023 20:00:00 GMT /health/2023-01-09/coronavirus-faq-how-do-i-avoid-catching-covid-while-flying-in-2023 Fran Kritz /news/2022-08-29/the-government-will-no-longer-be-sending-free-covid-19-tests-to-americans The Biden administration is pausing its distribution of free COVID-19 tests this week, but you can still order new ones before the end date. Mon, 29 Aug 2022 14:00:00 GMT /news/2022-08-29/the-government-will-no-longer-be-sending-free-covid-19-tests-to-americans Ayana Archie /news/2022-08-29/unraveling-the-interplay-of-omicron-reinfections-and-long-covid The omicron variant has proved adept at finding hosts, often by reinfecting people who recovered from earlier bouts of COVID. But whether omicron triggers long COVID as often and severe as previous variants is a matter of heated study. Mon, 29 Aug 2022 13:30:00 GMT /news/2022-08-29/unraveling-the-interplay-of-omicron-reinfections-and-long-covid Liz Szabo - Kaiser Health News /news/2022-07-15/the-omicron-subvariant-dominating-u-s-covid-19-cases-is-more-vaccine-resistant The BA.5 strain represented 65% of cases from July 3 to 9, according to data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:50:00 GMT /news/2022-07-15/the-omicron-subvariant-dominating-u-s-covid-19-cases-is-more-vaccine-resistant Ayana Archie /news/2022-07-11/a-new-dominant-omicron-strain-in-the-u-s-is-driving-up-cases-and-reinfections BA.5 is now the dominant omicron strain in the U.S. It's good at evading the immune system, though doesn't appear to cause more serious illness. Mon, 11 Jul 2022 11:08:43 GMT /news/2022-07-11/a-new-dominant-omicron-strain-in-the-u-s-is-driving-up-cases-and-reinfections Allison Aubrey, Rachel Treisman /news/2022-07-05/how-pfizer-won-the-pandemic-reaping-outsize-profit-and-influence The drugmaker has the best-selling vaccine to prevent COVID and the most effective drug to treat it. Its success and might have overshadowed the government’s COVID-fighting strategy. Tue, 05 Jul 2022 18:17:00 GMT /news/2022-07-05/how-pfizer-won-the-pandemic-reaping-outsize-profit-and-influence Arthur Allen - Kaiser Health News /news/2022-07-04/florida-tops-71-000-covid-19-cases-for-fifth-straight-week The number has risen over the last two months due to spread of subvariants of the coronavirus. The state has topped 60,000 new cases every week since the week of May 13-19. Mon, 04 Jul 2022 17:59:00 GMT /news/2022-07-04/florida-tops-71-000-covid-19-cases-for-fifth-straight-week Mark Schreiner /news/2022-07-01/in-florida-60-of-67-counties-are-listed-as-high-risk-for-covid-19 The number of Florida hospital inpatients with COVID increased nearly 43% in June, as subvariants spread, according to HHS data. Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:37:07 GMT /news/2022-07-01/in-florida-60-of-67-counties-are-listed-as-high-risk-for-covid-19 Health News Florida /news/2022-06-30/still-testing-positive-after-day-10-how-to-decide-when-to-end-your-covid-isolation Nobody wants to infect their friends and family, but do you really have to keep isolating at day 12, 13 or beyond? Unfortunately — and perhaps unsurprisingly — the science is not entirely settled. Thu, 30 Jun 2022 11:35:15 GMT /news/2022-06-30/still-testing-positive-after-day-10-how-to-decide-when-to-end-your-covid-isolation Will Stone