A heavily mutated variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 appears to be affecting primarily children, scientists say, though it’s not causing more severe disease – in kids or in adults. Rather, ...

For many people, the COVID-19 pandemic feels like a distant memory. In reality, the SARS‑CoV‑2 coronavirus is still spreading widely across the globe and continues to evolve into new variants.

A COVID-19 variant that spent years virtually undetected has now drawn the attention of health agencies on multiple continents, and health officials are watching it closely as case numbers rise in ...

The BA.3.2 Covid variant, part of the Omicron lineage, has drawn global attention for its mutation profile and spread. Experts say symptoms remain mild and similar to earlier variants, with no ...

The emergence of the BA.3.2 strain, nicknamed "cicada," comes amid broader uneasiness about vaccination rates among seniors — who are especially susceptible.

Given the number of times this has happened already, it should come as little surprise that we’re now faced with yet another new subvariant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID. A “variant ...

There hasn’t been much talk about COVID-19 over the past few months, and with good reason: Government wastewater testing data suggests that cases of the virus across the country are currently low. But ...

Health officials are closely watching a new COVID-19 variant after a rise in cases.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the variant known as "Cicada" has been detected in at ...