New year, new variant. Just as scientists were getting to grips with the alphabet soup of SARS-CoV-2 variants circulating globally — your BQ.1.1, CH.1.1 and BF.7 — one lineage seems to be rising to ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers investigated the receptor affinity and antigenicity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron BA.2.86. The ...

A new COVID-19 variant is causing concern in India — and it may be 1.2 times more infectious than the Kraken variant. The new strain, dubbed Arcturus, has increased 13-fold in the last month in the ...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, health officials have warned that the biggest barrier to controlling the virus would be its ability to mutate into ever more infectious and dangerous forms. The ...

A team of scientists in Japan has recently conducted a study to investigate virological characteristics of the JN.1 variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The study ...

A new, rapidly spreading variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, means a rise in new infections could be around the corner. And while it likely won’t skirt immunity completely, the variant ...

A highly contagious subvariant of Omicron called XBB.1.5 is now the dominant strain spreading in the United States. Early data suggests it’s more evasive than other variants, efficiently dodging ...

Projections from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate the new SARS-CoV-2 variant XBB.1.5 has exploded in prevalence across the United States, rising from just 3% to over 40% ...

There is a new COVID-19 variant gaining attention worldwide. The latest iteration of the coronavirus, called NB.1.8.1, is driving cases in several countries. The variant has been detected in the U.S.

As the United States enters a fourth year of COVID-19, there is a new variant called XBB.1.5. The variant quickly grew in December, from about 1% of cases nationwide to 43% as of Jan. 13, according to ...

A new strain of COVID-19 prevalent in China has been identified in multiple areas in the United States. The new strain—known as COVID-19 NB 1.8.1—was first detected in China in January this year, and ...