New COVID-19 variants BA.2.86 and RF.5 spread easily but remain mostly mild; experts advise vigilance, timely testing, ...

Two newly designated SARS-CoV-2 lineages, informally called Nimbus (NB.1.8.1) and Cicada (BA.3.2), are fueling a summer surge ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Public health officials are monitoring a new strain of COVID-19, now called the cicada, because of its long incubation period.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new Covid variant is spreading across the U.S. and it may be able to evade protection from current vaccines. The variant, known ...

BA.3.2, a heavily mutated new COVID-19 variant which may be better able to escape immunity from vaccines or prior infection, is now spreading in the United States. Although COVID cases are currently ...

WASHINGTON — A new COVID variant, nicknamed "cicada," is spreading through at least half the nation, prompting warnings from health officials. The BA. 3.2 variant has been detected in 25 states, ...

Taiwan has officially entered a new COVID-19 epidemic phase after infections rose sharply, with 4,766 people seeking ...

COVID-19 variant BA.3.2 or "cicada" is not widely circulating in the U.S. yet, but based on trends in Europe, it may become more prominent. Most evidence comes from laboratory data, but there are no ...

There's no need to panic. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi reiterates Prof Tulio De Oliviera's warnings about the new ...