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Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States

LOS ANGELES — For the last two years, Thanksgiving served as a sobering reminder of the COVID-19 pandemic’s staying power.

Is the coronavirus on its way out? You might think so. New, updated booster shots are being rolled out to better protect against the variants circulating now. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has dropped COVID-19 quarantine and distancing recommendations. And more people have thrown off their masks…

New booster shots have arrived and social distancing guidelines have eased but COVID-19 infections aren't going away anytime soon

The COVID-19 vaccine is getting an upgrade.

LOS ANGELES — As the latest coronavirus wave fueled by the super-infectious omicron subvariant BA.5 continues to recede, health officials are turning a wary eye to what might come next.

BA.5 is the most transmissible and immune-evasive subvariant yet. Here's how it took over the world

‘Determining 3D structure of a protein used to take many months or years, it now takes seconds’

For more than a year, President Joe Biden’s ability to avoid the coronavirus seemed to defy the odds. When he finally did test positive, the White House was ready. It set out to turn the diagnosis into a "teachable moment" and dispel any notion of a crisis. "The president does…