What is the COVID FLiRT variant, and could it cause a summer spike?
Health officials are issuing a warning about an increase in COVID activity with a new variant called KP.2. Local doctors say the new strain, also known as the FLiRT variant, shouldn’t alarm you....
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Covid fraud: Street gang in Milwaukee allegedly stole millions to pay for murder, guns and drugs
A Milwaukee street gang called the “Wild 100s” allegedly stole millions of dollars in Covid unemployment benefits.
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Justice Department announces charges against hundreds of alleged COVID-19 fraudsters
Hundreds of people have been charged with the theft of more than $830 million in COVID-19 emergency aid following a nationwide operation conducted by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies,... -
Putting an increase in COVID cases into context
As the summer winds down, cases of COVID-19 have increased in Boston and elsewhere. In the two weeks leading up to Aug. 7, Boston saw a 94.3% increase in positive cases — averaging out to about 2.6 ca... -
Exposure to common cold may contribute to pre-existing COVID-19 immunity, study finds
A new study has found that individuals who had exposure to the common cold also may have built up pre-exisitng immunity from the genetically related virus, Covid-19.
