Category: COVID 19 mutations

New COVID Variants Increase in Proportion of Cases

October 19, 2022
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The proportion of people getting infected with the new BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 variants of COVID-19 is rising, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 subvariants—descendants of the BA.5 omicron variant—were recently added to the CDC’s COVID-19 variant list. Between Oct. 7 and 15,…

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COVID-19 Mutation Linked to Kids With Neurological Diseases, Taiwanese Researchers Find

September 23, 2022
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As Taiwan experiences another wave of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, doctors report seeing a high number of children with neurological diseases, including encephalitis. According to a research report by a Taipei hospital, the surge in encephalitis cases appears to be correlated with an Omicron subvariant mutation. The study by Tri-Service General Hospital in Taipei, published…

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Trudeau Leaves Door Open to Tighter Travel Ban, Eyeing COVID-19 Mutations Abroad

January 15, 2021
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OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leaving the door open to tighter travel restrictions, including a possible ban on outbound air travel. Trudeau says the government is “always open to strengthening” measures around international flights, and is keeping an eye on countries where more easily transmissible strains of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 have broken out….

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