A new variant of COVID-19, known as FLiRT, is now the most dominant strain in the U.S. This variant, which evolved from the omicron strain, is characterized by changes in its spike protein — the part of the virus that…
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Current estimates indicate that 20% of people with COVID-19 will experience some alteration of their sense of taste and smell. The good news, over time, roughly 95% of those people can expect improvement in taste and smell in less than…
Since Dec. 31, state officials estimate nearly 215,000 Minnesotans have caught COVID-19. Many of those people have finished their isolation period or will soon.
Vaccine drugmaker Pfizer says its studies show three doses of its COVID-19 vaccine neutralized the omicron variant while two doses reduced severity. “These are studies where they try to look at how much antibody does it take to neutralize the…
In anticipation of more COVID-19 vaccine approvals this week, Dr. Elie Berbari, chair of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Mayo Clinic, says it’s good news that younger children will now have more protection against COVID-19. “It’s important that we…
