WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden laid out what his administration is doing to combat the emergence of the omicron variant and he encouraged the American people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ...

A new coronavirus variant has caused a surge in COVID-19 cases in India, and doctors have flagged conjunctivitis as a ...

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 ...

CHICAGO — The record-shattering COVID surge has proven new variants like omicron can quickly throw the public health response off balance. It’s why scientists around the world are digging deep into ...

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 ...

While the latest variant, called Cicada, carries more mutations, it’s still part of the Omicron family that emerged in 2021.

NEW YORK -- This holiday season held promise for Americans, many of whom spent Christmas 2020 in quarantine or away from loved ones due to a nasty winter COVID-19 surge. Yet in the last week or so, ...

The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have both designated beta as a “variant of concern.” ...

A variant of COVID-19 called BA.3.2, which has circulated under the radar since late 2024, is now spreading quickly across the United States. As a pulmonary and critical care doctor, I see many ...

A World Health Organization panel named the variant “omicron” and classified it as a highly transmissible virus of concern, the same category that includes the predominant delta variant, which is ...