It’s not clear how many people have developed face blindness after having COVID-19, but research suggests an infection may trigger prosopagnosia.
Author: Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY
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The FDA hopes to simplify COVID-19 vaccine options to help cope with the continued presence and evolution of the virus.
People who haven’t had COVID will likely catch XBB.1.5 – and many will get reinfected, experts say
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