As reports of new COVID-19 variants surface, public attention is once again on the rise. Search trends have surged by 153% in ...

A new Covid-19 variant, Stratus (XFG or XFG.3), also known as “Frankenstein” due to its recombinant nature, has been ...

Two new COVID-19 variants are spreading through the U.S., and medical providers in Connecticut are expecting an uptick in cases in the coming weeks.

Scientists are currently studying how well people are protected against severe disease from XFG. Researchers conducted lab ...

In Nature Communications, authors describe a novel web platform for genomic surveillance of the SARS-CoV-2 virus called ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has detected a new set of COVID-19 variants nicknamed FLiRT in wastewater surveillance, according to data from the agency.. From April 28 through May ...

A new COVID-19 variant named "Nimbus" has been detected in the U.S. and is spreading rapidly. Here's what to know about symptoms and vaccines.

NB.1.8.1 is one of the latest variants of COVID-19, a "slightly upgraded version" of the LP.8.1 variant that is prominent ...

New coronavirus variants are an urgent threat. Here’s what you need to know Paramedics return from delivering a patient at the emergency room at St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood on Jan. 21.

Though he acknowledged that the new variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, will pose challenges, he doesn’t consider them game changers.

Variant strains of coronavirus have been turning up across the US, including new types seen first in the UK, South Africa and Brazil. Here’s what we know about them.

COVID-19 variants are originating in the UK, South Africa and Brazil. ... With the new variant, called B.1.1.7, roughly 13 or 14 people are dying, he said, ...