The newest concerning variant of covid-19 is rapidly advancing across the U.S. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that NB.1.8.1 has started to supplant other circulating strains of the coronavirus.

About 48% of fully vaccinated COVID patients suffered kidney damage during their infection, compared with 42% unvaccinated patients. But nearly 16% of unvaccinated patients had kidney damage so severe they required dialysis, compared with 11% of vaccinated patients.

The COVID Recovery Clinic, created in 2021, coordinated treatment efforts for patients whose COVID-19 symptoms persisted long after a diagnosis.

Despite myriad challenges — including a sprawling homeless population and its reputation as a sometimes dodgy place to live and work — downtown L.A. continues to defy the odds by attracting a steady stream of new residents.

After federal health officials made abrupt changes to US Covid-19 vaccine recommendations for pregnant women last month, there’s new confusion and uncertainty about who can get the shots — and some reports that patients were turned away when they tried to get vaccinated.

This is especially pertinent as a new Covid variant known as NB.1.8.1 (or Nimbus) is reportedly spreading across the UK. UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) data shows that hospital admissions related to Covid have recently increased by nearly 10 per cent, with 947 patients admitted in the week ending May 31.

By Tim Reid and Kristina Cooke LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Juan Ibarra stands outside his fruit and vegetable outlet in Los Angeles' vast fresh produce market, the place in the city center where Hispanic restaurateurs,

Just under 14 per cent of Albertans got vaccinated for COVID last season. About 21 per cent got a flu shot. A government press release said that provincially-funded vaccines will still be given free of charge to dependent seniors, the immunocompromised and those on social assistance.