A new COVID-19 variant, RF.5, has been detected in India, with cases reported across eight states and four deaths in Andhra Pradesh, prompting renewed concerns over the virus and the protection ...

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

A new variant of the novel coronavirus called EG.5 is spreading in Japan, with experts expecting it to be the dominant strain ...

China's health authorities said Thursday that the recent rise in COVID-19 infections has begun to ease, with transmission ...

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Share on Pinterest Experts say variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 replicate quicker in people who are not vaccinated. David McNew/Getty Images Experts say the number of unvaccinated people in ...

The headlines about the COVID-19 variants can be intimidating. So, we wanted to drill down on exactly what is and is not unusual or concerning about them. Dr. Carlos Del Rio with the Infectious ...

Omicron, the newest coronavirus variant, was also the quickest to be labeled a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention because of ...

Every time a virus invades a person, it collides with thousands of years of human history. A study led by researchers at the ...

WHEN the first trial results for covid-19 vaccines were announced back in November, it seemed that the end of the coronavirus pandemic was in sight. But then came news of first one dangerous new virus ...