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 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 ...

NB.1.8.1. — also called "Nimbus” — is a subvariant of the dominant Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. It has been detected in South and Southeast Asia and is also circulating in many EU/EEA countries. It ...

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

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 ...

CoV-2 variants now spread less efficiently in animals, lowering concerns that animal reservoirs could generate new variants ...

During the first few years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus SARS-CoV-2 was detected in an increasing number of non-human ...

Boosted attendees were 1.5 times less likely to test positive for COVID. Boosters helped reduce the risk of contracting the omicron variant after it spread at a convention in New York City, according ...