Forbes Coronavirus Coverage

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Here we examine some of these emerging substrains and how they could impact viral characteristics like transmission, immune evasion, and virulence.

Most people are still wearing masks at least sometimes, but only 51% are wearing them regularly.

Researchers said there is a “high probability” fluvoxamine, a cheap and widely available antidepressant pill, is associated with “at least a moderate reduction in Covid-19 hospitalizations.”

Two Broadway shows have canceled shows so far, and Covid cases are already affecting others.

The airline industry is pushing the Biden administration to end the mask mandate, but surveys suggest that most Americans are not ready to see it go.

Early data suggests the variant, which combines BA.1 and BA.2 omicron subvariants, could be 10% more transmissible than the highly infectious “stealth” omicron, the most infectious form of Covid known.

As Covid-19 benefits fraud hits astronomical heights, in part due to crooked government employees, a former prosecutor warns there’s never been a program “that could be so easily fleeced around the globe.”

Shanghai reported 13,086 new asymptomatic Covid-19 cases on Tuesday despite a week-long lockdown.

Global public health experts Agnes Binagwaho, Githinji Gitahi, John Nkengasong and Vanessa Kerry discuss a new plan to invest in the healthcare workforce in Africa, where 36 out of 57 countries face dire shortages.