SARS-CoV-2 Variant BA.3.2, Nicknamed Cicada, Detected in 25 States and 23 Countries. Surveillance Continues.

The Dispatch The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a report in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on March 19, 2026, designating SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.3.2 as a variant under monitoring. The variant has been assigned the…

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EPA Issues Highest-Level Air Quality Alert for 1.3 Million Americans. The EPA Has New Priorities.

The Dispatch The United States Environmental Protection Agency issued its highest-level air quality designation — “hazardous” — across a 200-mile stretch of Texas and New Mexico on March 27, 2026, affecting approximately 1.3 million residents. A second cloud of unhealthy…

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