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Coronavirus Update

This week: What we know so far about the new Delta Plus variant; post-COVID-19 syndrome in kids; the economic toll of the pandemic on women; once-eradicated diseases re-emerge in Brazil.

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How dangerous is the new Delta Plus variant? Scientists are racing for answers.

The latest coronavirus variant has spread to about a dozen countries—including India, the U.S., and the U.K.—while scientists scramble to figure out if the strain is more deadly or transmissible than the Delta variant.

RELATED: The coronavirus is mutating—but what determines how quickly? +

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Long COVID afflicts kids, too. Here's what we know so far.

Many children can also experience lingering symptoms after getting COVID-19. But scientists are struggling for answers, so parents are banding together to find treatments and warn others of the risks.

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New cases are surging in states with low vaccination rates

The Delta variant, which is more contagious and more likely to cause severe disease, is partly responsible for that surge. It now accounts for more than 25 percent of new infections in the U.S.

RELATED: The Delta variant is serious. Here's why it's on the rise.
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What we're reading

Doctors are puzzled by heart inflammation in the young and vaccinated (The Atlantic) ››

A pandemic lifeline for restaurants, delivery is 'here to stay' (New York Times) ››

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Why women have suffered more financially during the pandemic

New data reveal why women aren't recovering as quickly from the pandemic's economic toll as men—a phenomenon some have called a "shecession."

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Vaccinations for several diseases are falling sharply in Brazil

The country had been a champion of immunization. But the pandemic has now amplified declining rates, and experts warn that diseases once eradicated are re-emerging.

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