What's New With COVID-19?
b'If it seems like everyone is sick \\u2013 it might be the trifecta of viruses circulating the country.
Health officials say RSV, flu, and a new strain of COVID are leading to an uptick in respiratory illnesses in most states. And the Centers for Disease Control say JN.1, the latest COVID variant, is spreading quickly.
Meanwhile, research on long COVID is telling us more about how the virus can linger in the body as a chronic disease.
We discuss the new variant and what we\'re learning about long COVID.
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