EG.5 is spreading quickly, but experts say it’s no more dangerous than previous versions. Another new variant, called BA.2.86, is being closely watched because of its mutations.
Sens. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) clashed on the Senate floor Thursday, debating Vance’s proposed bill to ban future mask mandates for COVID-19. Vance’s bill, announced yesterday, would prevent the federal government from enforcing mask mandates in places like airplanes, where they were once in place during the height of the pandemic. “We…
The FDA has extended expiration dates for many rapid at-home COVID-19 tests, meaning some test kits stored away from earlier in the pandemic may still provide accurate results.
Rates of COVID-19 are rising as the summer ends, with new variants compounding concerns about the virus heading into the fall. Hospitalizations and deaths are rising by double-digit percentages, according to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data, though rates remain far below pandemic-era levels. The change in season also means cooling temperatures, cold season and…