(NEXSTAR) – The World Health Organization has identified another coronavirus variant that may have the ability to evade vaccine protections. The B.1.621 variant, also known as the “mu” variant, was ...

A formerly rare strain of COVID is showing up in Ohio and 24 other states. Experts say so far it hasn't caused illness any more severe than other strains, but might be somewhat more resistant to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new Covid variant is spreading across the U.S. and it may be able to evade protection from current vaccines. The variant, known ...

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A new variant of the virus that causes COVID is spreading in the U.S. The “Cicada” variant, officially known as BA.3.2, was first detected in South Africa in November 2024. But infection rates in the ...

Covid Symptoms and Spread: So far, cases caused by this variant have not been particularly severe. Some patients were hospitalized, but all have recovered. Let's explain how dangerous it is. Can the ...

COVID-19 variant BA.3.2 or "cicada" is not widely circulating in the U.S. yet, but based on trends in Europe, it may become more prominent. Most evidence comes from laboratory data, but there are no ...

A highly mutated COVID-19 variant — nicknamed Cicada — is spreading across the United States, including in the DMV area, where the BA.3.2 strain is gaining ground. Virginia and Maryland are among the ...