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The new 'Frankenstein' variant of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly. It has been largely ignored, however, this new SARS-CoV-2 variant is causing high levels of sickness absence in nurseries, schools and ...

LONDON — New strains of Covid-19 are spreading globally, raising concerns among health professionals about a possible summer spike in cases, four-and-a-half years since the onset of the pandemic.

Much of the message's information was misleading about a real variant of the virus that causes COVID-19.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While some liken it to the common cold, COVID-19 is still a lethal disease, and certain groups are still at a higher risk of a ...

On Monday, the U.K. became the first country to approve a bivalent vaccine booster shot for adults, which would target both the original COVID virus and the Omicron variant. This vaccine, which is ...

In recent weeks, the omicron variant has exploded in the U.S. and other parts of the world. Its disproportionate and sometimes devastating impacts on the unvaccinated — and the possibility of new ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- A case of the coronavirus variant was detected in Southern California Wednesday, while a second suspected case has been identified in Colorado. According to officials, the COVID-19 ...

The significance of the C.1.2. variant of COVID-19, first discovered in South Africa in May, remains to be seen. A healthcare worker administers the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccination to a woman ...

Even though the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is responsible for over 90 percent of cases in the United States, there is still much anxiety over new strains, the applicability of masks, and the need for ...