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New COVID variant driving up cases in parts of the world, WHO says

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The rise in cases is primarily in the eastern Mediterranean , Southeast Asia and western Pacific regions.

Airport screening in the United States has detected the new variant in travelers arriving from those regions to destinations in California , Washington state, Virginia and New York .

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that COVID-19 shots are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women.

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formal

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English

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60

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short-lived

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