The new Covid variant is continuing to proliferate around the U.S. — although you might not know it by just checking federal variant-tracking dashboards. Known as NB.1.8.1, the omicron variant has ...

The immune system’s first encounter with a virus or vaccine establishes a “starting template” that shapes its response to new ...

A new COVID-19 strain, referred to as NB.1.8.1 or "Nimbus," first appeared in the U.S. sometime near the end of April and is currently the dominant variant in the U.S. The new variant is said to be ...

The race is on for new treatments that stand up to omicron's explosive spread. With omicron's explosive spread threatening to outpace current COVID-19 treatments, the race is on to find new options ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- As the omicron variant makes its way through southeast Texas, we're learning more about how it's impacting people, including how quickly booster effectiveness is fading. Dr.

A new variant, XEC, is emerging in the United States, according to a tracker on the Center for Disease Control's website. The KP.3.1.1 variant, part of the Omicron family, has been the strain ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- COVID-19 cases are now hitting new highs. The United States has reported more than 486,000 new infections in a single day, nearly twice as high as the worst day during last ...

XEC may sound like some kind of rock band, cryptocurrency or male enhancement supplement, but the XEC COVID-19 variant is something that you probably don’t want to have anywhere near you. It’s the ...

There’s still time to “enhance our preparedness” with vaccinations, he said. While the new omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has not yet been detected in the United States, it will "inevitably" ...

While for some, the coronavirus pandemic might feel like a lifetime ago, the virus is unfortunately still something we ought to be mindful of. New reports say a fresh variant, NB.1.8.1, descended from ...

There's reason to believe that current vaccines are going to be "quite effective" in combating the effects of the omicron strain, says former White House advisor Andy Slavitt. He added that the new ...

During the first few years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus SARS-CoV-2 was detected in an increasing number of non-human ...