New COVID Variant Emerges in 25 States; FDA Launches New Side-Effect Reporting System

New COVID Variant Emerges in 25 States; FDA Launches New Side-Effect Reporting System

From Facts Matter by The Epoch Times

April 3, 2026 · 9 min

About this episode

The episode discusses a new COVID variant and the FDA's new side-effect reporting system.

The Food and Drug Administration is combining seven of its side-effect reporting systems into one to save money and provide transparency to the public. Meanwhile, a new virus is spreading throughout the United States, masquerading as the flu. Lastly, a new strain of COVID has been detected in the United States, this time with many more mutations on the spike protein. Let's go through it all together.

Topics covered

  • COVID-19
  • health
  • public health
  • FDA
  • virus
  • side effects
  • transparency

Keywords

  • COVID variant
  • FDA
  • side-effect reporting
  • new virus
  • public health
  • transparency

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Food and Drug Administration

Products: flu

Places: United States, 25 States

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