Coronavirus
![Nearly 1 in 5 adults in the United States infected with COVID-19 will develop persistent symptoms classified as long COVID, according to the CDC. Nearly 1 in 5 adults in the United States infected with COVID-19 will develop persistent symptoms classified as long COVID, according to the CDC.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GRE-L-LongCovidGroup-JR-001.jpg?w=140)
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‘You’re in a room of people that get it’: Long COVID support group navigates life after COVID together
Nearly 1 in 5 adults in the United States infected with COVID-19 will develop persistent...
![Last year's shot isn't holding up. Next fall's vaccine offers several important benefits. Last year's shot isn't holding up. Next fall's vaccine offers several important benefits.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/LIFE-HEALTH-KIDS-NEEDLE-PAIN-GET.jpg?w=132)
Another COVID vaccine? Yes, and here's why
Last year's shot isn't holding up. Next fall's vaccine offers several important benefits.
![Some cases arose from the early days of the epidemic, before testing was available. Some cases arose from the early days of the epidemic, before testing was available.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/US-NEWS-MED-COVID-LA.jpg?w=132)
Positive test not needed for long COVID diagnosis, experts conclude
Some cases arose from the early days of the epidemic, before testing was available.
![The coronavirus is seldom mentioned by the campaigns of President Biden and Donald Trump, even though its impact on voters and the way the pandemic altered how we live, work, die and mourn has been profound. The coronavirus is seldom mentioned by the campaigns of President Biden and Donald Trump, even though its impact on voters and the way the pandemic altered how we live, work, die and mourn has been profound.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/US-NEWS-CORONAVIRUS-ELECTION-1-LA.jpg?w=140)
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Mistrust, fights and blood sport: How COVID-19 trauma is shaping the 2024 election
The coronavirus is seldom mentioned by the campaigns of President Biden and Donald Trump, even though its...
![The two FLiRT subvariants combined comprised an estimated 35% of coronavirus infections nationally for the two-week period that began April 28, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The two FLiRT subvariants combined comprised an estimated 35% of coronavirus infections nationally for the two-week period that began April 28, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/US-NEWS-MED-COVID-VARIANT-LA.jpg?w=132)
There’s a new highly transmissible COVID-19 variant. Could FLiRT lead to a summer uptick?
The two FLiRT subvariants combined comprised an estimated 35% of coronavirus infections nationally for the two-week period...
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Congress likely to kick the can on COVID-era telehealth policies
Federal lawmakers face a year-end deadline to solidify or scuttle an array of COVID-era payment...
![Here are some of the most persistent COVID misinformation narratives. Here are some of the most persistent COVID misinformation narratives.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/US-NEWS-HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-MISINFORMATION-GET.jpg?w=132)
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Four years after shelter-in-place, COVID-19 misinformation persists
Here are some of the most persistent COVID misinformation narratives.
![Does the virus damage the heart because it directly infects heart tissue or because of systemic inflammation? The answer might save lives. Does the virus damage the heart because it directly infects heart tissue or because of systemic inflammation? The answer might save lives.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/US-NEWS-CORONAVIRUS-HEART-DAMAGE-DMT.jpg?w=132)
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COVID-19 can damage the heart, even without infecting it, study says
Does the virus damage the heart because it directly infects heart tissue or because of...
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Lambos. Jewels. How ‘easy money’ from Uncle Sam made Miami a feast for PPP fraudsters
The easy money lured a cross-section of society, from business people and bankers to police...
![Many worry the CDC is repeating past mistakes as it develops a crucial set of guidelines. Many worry the CDC is repeating past mistakes as it develops a crucial set of guidelines.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/US-NEWS-HEALTH-WORKERS-AIRBORNE-CONCERNS-GET.jpg?w=132)
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Health workers fear it’s profits before protection as CDC revisits airborne transmission
Many worry the CDC is repeating past mistakes as it develops a crucial set of...