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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is tracking a new COVID-19 "variant of interest," and while the strain is nowhere near as widespread as other mutations, the organization ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The R1 variant is the new strain of COVID-19 researchers are keeping a close eye on. The CDC identified "multiple spike protein mutations" in this variant. "The R.1 variant does carry ...

A new COVID-19 variant, XFG or “Stratus,” is on the rise in the United States, including in New Jersey. Symptoms of XFG are similar to other COVID-19 variants, and current vaccines are expected to ...

It's been a little more than five years since the COVID-19 pandemic ripped through the country, and now a new variant of the disease is slowly beginning to rise in cases. Variant XFG, often referred ...