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 ...

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 XFG variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 as continued to spread as the U.S. heads into peak Summer travel season. (Photo by I RYU/VCG via Getty Images) There’s another ...

The Global Virus Network (GVN) is closely monitoring the emergence of a newly identified SARS-CoV-2 variant, NB.1.8.1, a sublineage of the Omicron family. This variant was first identified in January ...

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

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 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 ...

Alright, Tahoe people! Remember back in spring 2022 when I, your local health journalist and intuitive, had that hunch that COVID-19 variants were gonna keep popping up, and there wouldn’t be a quick ...

The onset of cold and flu season includes the beginning of COVID season, and that means the introduction of new variations. According to the Centers for Disease Control, new variants of SARS-Co-2 ...