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What is long COVID?

People with long COVID, also known as long-haul COVID or chronic COVID, experience new or lingering symptoms, even after recuperating from the virus.

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What is the BA.2 or “stealth” Omicron subvariant?

More cases are being reported for the sub variant (BA.2) of the Omicron variant, referred to as “stealth” Omicron, for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19).

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What is a COVID-19 variant?

A variant in a virus develops after that virus mutates. Sometimes that mutation results in a new strain (variant) of the virus.

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What is a COVID-19 booster dose?

AMA has news, FAQs, videos and more on COVID-19 vaccine booster doses. Learn more about booster shots and ways to protect against COVID-19.

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What is the Omicron variant?

AMA provides news, videos and more on the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. Ongoing research is being conducted on the Omicron variant and COVID-19 treatments.

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What is ivermectin?

AMA provides videos, news and more about ivermectin and why using it to treat COVID-19 is not supported by the FDA, AMA and other health organizations.

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