Scientists in China have discovered 22 potentially pandemic-causing viruses never before detected in nature — including two ...

A median of 36% of adults across the 25 countries surveyed have a favorable view of China, while 54% have an unfavorable view ...

As Professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Paul Griffin explains in a recent piece for The Conversation, Stratus is ...

As of May 2023, the WHO recommends the use of a monovalent XBB.1 descendent lineage, such as omicron XBB.1.5, as the vaccine antigen for COVID-19 vaccines. However, BA.2.86 and its descendent lineages ...

A contagious new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is now dominant in the United States, CDC data show. What to ...

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer At least 21 states are reporting a COVID-19 variant that spread across China earlier ...

Sharp throat pain that feels like swallowing razor blades—this symptom is particularly noticeable in infections with the new coronavirus variant NB.1.8.1. The subvariant, also known as "Nimbus," is ...

The Brief A WHO-appointed expert group released its final report on the origins of COVID-19, saying there is still no definitive answer. Most scientific evidence supports animal-to-human transmission, ...

A new COVID-19 variant, called NB.1.8.1, is emerging in the United States as summer approaches. First detected at the end of April, the Omicron offshoot has now surpassed other variants in prevalence, ...

Variant NB.1.8.1 accounted for 0% of U.S. cases in April. By mid-June, it was estimated to be the cause of around 37% of cases.

A new version of COVID-19 that hardly anyone had heard of a few months ago is spreading quickly in the nation after first being detected in China earlier this year. The variant, called NB.1.8.1 or ...