A new COVID variant always attracts attention, especially after years of public fatigue and repeated waves of concern. This time, the variant drawing notice is BA.3.2, nicknamed “Cicada.” It is a ...

For many people, the COVID-19 pandemic feels like a distant memory. In reality, the SARS‑CoV‑2 coronavirus is still spreading widely across the globe and continues to evolve into new variants.

A new Covid-19 variant known as “Cicada” has spread to half of the United States, raising alarm among public health officials. The new Covid variant, scientifically designated BA.3.2, was first ...

A heavily mutated variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 appears to be affecting primarily children, scientists say, though it’s not causing more severe disease – in kids or in adults. Rather, ...

Public health officials are monitoring a new strain of COVID-19, now called cicada because of its long incubation period. The BA.3.2 variant was identified in South Africa in November 2024, according ...

The new variant has been detected in 25 states so far. d3sign via Getty Images A new variant of COVID-19 is spreading across the United States, according to public health officials. This version, ...

Of every 100 infections last reported around the world, about 11 were reported from countries in Latin America and the ...

BA.3.2, a new COVID-19 variant, has been detected in wastewater samples from 25 states in the U.S. The new variant has mutations in the virus that could evade immunity from a previous infection or ...