WPLN, January 12, 2023 The majority of people who get COVID-19 recover, but 1 in 5 adult Americans have long COVID, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. More studies are underway to better understand long COVID, but its …
RSV recedes and flu peaks as a new COVID variant shoots ‘up like a rocket’
Rob Stein, NPR, January 6, 2023 As the new year begins and the depths of winter approach, U.S. infectious disease experts monitoring the “tripledemic” stew of viruses that have been plaguing the country say there’s good news — and bad. …
TN doctors see new trend — patients hospitalized with COVID, but not because of COVID
Alex Denis, WKRN, January 5, 2023 The upward trend of COVID cases in the state is clear on the Tennessee Department of Health’s website. Dr. Todd Rice, Director of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s ICU, says there’s even been a slight increase …
XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant is the most transmissible version of COVID yet, WHO says
Spencer Kimball, CNBC, January 4, 2023 The XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant that’s currently dominating the U.S. is the most contagious version of Covid-19 yet, but it doesn’t appear to make people sicker, according to the World Health Organization. Maria Van Kerkhove, …
What to Know About the New XBB.1.5 Variant
Jamie Ducharme, TIME, January 3, 2023 A new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is spreading in the U.S., raising concerns about a potential wave of infections and reinfections to start the new year. The variant, called XBB.1.5, is a descendent …