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There’s a new COVID-19 variant and cases are ticking Up. What do you need to know?

Avatar photo by Julie Appleby, KFF Health News January 13, 2024January 13, 2024

Nationally, a sharp uptick in emergency room visits and hospitalizations for COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, began in mid-December and appears to be gaining momentum.


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