Zoë Read | WHYY

Word about “flurona” is spreading these days, much like the two things that inspired the nickname — the coronavirus and the influenza virus.

PFAS are so long-lasting that contamination has been found decades after it was released into the environment, and labs show the chemicals stay in the human bloodstream for years.

The agency said the three-year plan would prevent this class of toxic chemicals from being released into the environment and speed up the cleanup process.

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce in the coming weeks a plan to address contamination from PFAS, the class of toxic chemicals that have been detected in water sources nationwide.

Maybe! Scientists say it’s too soon to know whether or not people will need boosters. That all depends on how long the vaccines maintain a person’s immune response, and how effective they are against multiple variants of the virus.