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.

Lara Herrero receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council. As we enter the colder months in Australia, COVID is making headlines again, this time due to the emergence of a ...

A new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1 was first collected in China in January. As of May 27, less than 20 cases of the new variant had been reported in the U.S. Currently approved COVID-19 vaccines ...

NB 1.8.1 is allegedly causing more painful sore throats in some patients. A newer COVID-19 variant may be causing a severe sore throat in some people who contract the infection. The variant, known as ...