The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed the COVID-19 delta variant as one of its "variants of concern" (VOCs) on June 15. According to the CDC, VOCs can be more contagious, more ...

(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 ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- As long as there is on-going COVID-19 transmission somewhere in the world, there will be new variants. That's according to infectious disease expert, Dr. Jorge Salinas with ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the mu variant is nowhere near as widespread in the United States as other COVID-19 strains. As of Thursday afternoon, the delta variant ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The World Health Organization has listed "mu", the newest COVID-19 variant, as a 'variant of interest'. Health officials say they are keeping a close eye on it, so we asked Dr ...

A new COVID-19 variant that was unheard of just months ago is now projected to be the second-most common strain in the United States. Variant NB.1.8.1 was first detected in China in January but ...

U.S. Army Capt. Annemarie Norse'roy, a critical care nurse assigned to the 115th Field Hospital, 286th Medical Detachment, out of Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is deployed in support of the continued ...

As summer comes to an end, COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in California. While respiratory viruses usually peak in the winter, the novel coronavirus can also surge in the warmer months.

The COVID-19 variant that may be driving a recent rise in cases in some parts of the world has earned a new nickname: “razor blade throat” COVID.That's because the variant — NB.1.8.1. or “Nimbus” — ...

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 ...