If you've received a new omicron-specific Covid booster, you're the most protected you possibly can be against the virus. But there's a new batch of so-called "Scrabble" variants circulating globally.

WASHINGTON (AP) - As strained U.S. hospitals brace for a new surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the fast-spreading omicron variant, doctors are warning of yet another challenge: the two standard drugs ...

"As these viruses continue to evolve, public health officials watch carefully to see whether new strains will be more easily ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images An alleged warning has spread online for years about a supposed "new COVID-Omicron XBB variant" — a new strain of the ...

The first known meta-analysis of how SARS-CoV-2 variant type and time since infection influence long-COVID symptoms ties Omicron to brain fog and paresthesia (numbness and tingling), while earlier ...

On Friday, the World Health Organization categorized a new strain of COVID-19 that was recently detected in southern Africa as a "variant of concern." The WHO's Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus ...

WASHINGTON -- While the new omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has not yet been detected in the United States, it will "inevitably" arrive, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday. "We all know when you have ...

COVID-19 cases were relatively low across the country for most of the summer, but they’re now creeping up again. Data shows that this is thanks to the new COVID-19 variant XFG, nicknamed Stratus, ...

MANILA, Philippines - Measures used to counter the delta variant should remain the foundation for fighting the coronavirus pandemic, even in the face of the new omicron version of the virus, World ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Nearly three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus continues to evolve as there’s a new omicron subvariant called XBB.1.5 sweeping the nation. “We saw it completely take over from ...

A new COVID-19 variant is climbing the ranks in the United States, becoming the third-most common strain of the summer. Variant XFG, colloquially known as "Stratus," was first detected in Southeast ...

On the 1st of October, 2025, reports of a new wave of COVID infections being driven by a variant often nicknamed Stratus started circulating. Early research has revealed that children who are infected ...