coronavirus

How do pandemics begin? There's a new theory — and a new strategy to thwart them

5:00am February 15, 2023

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Animals carry millions of pathogens. So it's a daunting task to find the one with the greatest potential to spark a pandemic. Now scientists are rethinking the way they hunt for that next new virus.

Illustration of a person and a virus at a bar. The person says, "I've kept up with the pandemic, so I'm pretty much a virus expert now!" The virus responds, "Wanna bet?"

QUIZ: Test your knowledge of spillover viruses, starting with ... what are they?

11:26am January 30, 2023

by Michaeleen Doucleff

As we launch a series about spillover viruses — like SARS-CoV-2, which triggered a global pandemic, you may have a lot of questions. So do we — 7, to be exact, in the quiz below.

Passengers get a COVID test at Heathrow Airport in London in November 2021. On June 12, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifted its requirement for pre-departure testing for travelers flying into the U.S.

Coronavirus FAQ: Should I still take a COVID test before flying into the U.S.?

9:59pm June 17, 2022

by Fran Kritz

This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ended the COVID-19 testing rule for air passengers traveling to the U.S. from abroad. Should you still take a COVID test anyway?

Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden, cites the U.S. vaccination program and previous widespread transmission of the coronavirus as reasons why the U.S. is not now under pandemic conditions. Here, travelers wait at Miami Internation

Here's why Dr. Fauci says the U.S. is 'out of the pandemic phase'

7:04pm April 27, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Vaccinations and residual immunity are among the reasons, President Biden's chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, said Tuesday, as the number of deaths drop and hospitalizations rise only slightly.

A man wearing a face mask to curb the spread of coronavirus walks past a health campaign poster in the Westminster underground train station, in London.

COVID remains a public health emergency for now, says WHO and Biden administration

9:58pm April 13, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The WHO and the Biden administration extended the public health emergency for COVID-19, saying the virus is still considered a serious health threat.

Rosy, 6, gives COVID tests and vaccines to her stuffed animals. She herself has been exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, multiple times and never tested positive. What's her secret?

Why hasn't my daughter caught COVID? 2 factors likely protect her — and maybe you too

7:48am April 08, 2022

by Michaeleen Doucleff

My 6-year-old has been exposed to SARS-CoV-2 at least four times and never tested positive. Many people fall into that category. Researchers have theories about why they've been able to ward it off.

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A health worker shows a box containing a bottle of Ivermectin in Cali, Colombia, on July 21, 2020.

Ivermectin does not prevent COVID-19 hospitalization, a new study says

8:51pm March 30, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The Food and Drug Administration has long warned against using the cow and horse dewormer to fight COVID-19, warning it can cause serious, adverse effects.

When 2 coronavirus variants meet inside 1 person, a Frankenstein hybrid can be born

4:34pm March 23, 2022

by Michaeleen Doucleff

That's how the so-called "deltacron" variant — a mashup of delta and omicron — came to be. This process of recombining tells us a lot about the possible past and future of SARS-CoV-2.

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Coronavirus FAQ: What does endemic mean — and are we there yet?

4:35pm March 11, 2022

by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

Two years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic. Now there's talk that we may be approaching a new stage for SARS-CoV-2. Let's unpack the word "endemic."

Health & Safety

Últimas Novedades: Coronavirus En Carolina Del Norte

3:00pm March 04, 2022

by WFDD Staff, Gabriel Maisonnave

WFDD actualizará esta página con las últimas novedades acerca del Coronavirus en Carolina del Norte. Podrás encontrar noticias más antiguas al final de la página.