A painful sore throat, often referred to as "razor blade throat", is just one of the symptoms of a new COVID-19 variant. This variant is currently being monitored by the World Health Organization.

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A new COVID-19 variant that was unheard of just months ago is now projected to be the second-most common strain in the United States. Variant NB.1.8.1 was first detected in China in January but ...

A new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1, is being monitored by the World Health Organization. A key symptom associated with this variant is an extremely painful "razor blade throat." Current COVID-19 ...

New COVID Symptoms: A newly identified variant of COVID-19 is named NB.1.8.1 or 'Nimbus', showing some unusual symptoms and spreading across the world at a rapid rate. Despite the scary symptoms of ...

A new COVID-19 variant spreading across the United States may cause an extremely painful sore throat—dubbed the "razor throat"—among its symptoms. The new "Nimbus" strain, also known as COVID-19 NB ...

A highly transmissible new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is now dominant in the United States. The mutated omicron subvariant, which is known for causing a painful symptom dubbed ...

Earlier this year, a new variant of COVID-19 began spreading globally. Some of those infected with the new variant, nicknamed “Nimbus,” reported an uncomfortable side effect known as “razor blade ...

The XFG variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 as continued to spread as the U.S. heads into peak Summer travel season. (Photo by I RYU/VCG via Getty Images) There’s another ...

A new COVID-19 variant is quickly spreading across California. From the FLiRT variants to the latest COVID-19 strain, NB.1.8.1, several versions of the virus have emerged since the coronavirus ...

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