The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has detected a new COVID‑19 strain, raising concerns among experts about a possible summer surge. BA.3.2 was first detected in the United States on June ...

A new Covid variant is spreading across the U.S. and it may be able to evade protection from current vaccines. The variant, known as BA.3.2, has been detected in nasal swabs taken from four American ...

This fall’s updated COVID-19 vaccines should target the SARS-CoV-2 XFG variant, the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) said ...

The new COVID variant has shown fast local growth in some areas, especially in parts of Europe and the US, yet broader COVID activity has remained low overall in recent WHO and CDC reporting. Readers, ...

The nickname “Cicada” reflects how the variant seemed to reemerge after a long lull.

A new COVID-19 variant has begun appearing in several locations across the United States, raising concerns among experts that it may partially evade immunity due to its high number of mutations. The ...

A new COVID variant is showing up in more than two dozen states, and early data suggest it may partially evade immunity due to its mutations. The new variant, called BA.3.2, is part of the omicron ...

The FDA’s outside vaccine advisers overwhelmingly recommended Thursday that the agency direct manufacturers to base their 2026-2027 formulas on the dominant XFG Covid variant.