Small study suggests many more people have long COVID than previously believed Data show that 41% of 29 patients who developed a postviral syndrome showed evidence of a previous COVID-19 infection. CIDRAP

A study using SARS-CoV-2 antibody and T-cell tests shows that 41% of 29 patients who developed a postviral syndrome (PVS) showed evidence of a previous COVID-19 infection, suggesting that millions of Americans with long COVID symptoms were exposed to the virus early in the pandemic but couldn't access testing.

These Are the COVID Symptoms You Should Know This Fall Expect to see a rise in COVID cases, hospitalizations, and deaths this fall and winter. Symptoms of COVID still vary from mild to severe. Keep COVID tests on hand so you can determine whether you have COVID or another infection, such as flu or RSV. Yahoo Life

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Eris, BA.2.86: Do I need to worry about COVID again? Do the new variants make people sicker? Will vaccines protect against new variants? Deena Beasley,Nancy Lapid Reuters

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Scientists race to understand highly mutated coronavirus variant spotted in four countries, including the US | CNN A highly mutated new variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 has countries on alert as scientists scramble to understand how far it has spread and how well our immunity will defend against it. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Only six sequences of BA.2.86 have been reported in four countries, but epidemiologists are worried they could represent many more because worldwide monitoring of variants has dropped off.

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