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Many studies of what we call long COVID-19 are underway around the world as scientific and medical communities work to understand more about the virus and its long-term effects. More is being learned every day.

Many from the Omaha area are refusing the U.S. Military's mandatory vaccination policy on religious grounds and risking their careers in the process.

An infectious diseases physician at the University of Nebraska Medical Center says Paxlovid, which is used to treat people with COVID, probably should be prescribed more often.

An infectious diseases physician at the University of Nebraska Medical Center says Paxlovid, which is used to treat people with COVID, probably should be prescribed more often.

Waning immunity and sub variants create a rise in COVID cases for Nebraska.

Waning immunity and sub variants create a rise in COVID cases for Nebraska.

"It's just getting closer and closer to home," Jessica said. "We've known this to be in states mostly in the South. You know, it's crept a little bit up towards the Midwest."

A recent study found brain eating amoeba is showing up in the midwest more frequently, which could be the result of rising temperatures in the region.

Get the latest COVID-19 news from infectious diseases expert Mark Rupp, MD, including COVID-19 case rates, types of variants circulating and vaccine updates.

Dr. Mark Rupp says immunity, anti-virals, and the vaccines have helped in the coronavirus fight, but it still evolves.