The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed the COVID-19 delta variant as one of its "variants of concern" (VOCs) on June 15. According to the CDC, VOCs can be more contagious, more ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed the COVID-19 delta variant as one of its "variants of concern" (VOCs) on June 15. According to the CDC, VOCs can be more contagious, more ...

CDC director Rochelle Walensky told the US Senate that the highly transmissible variant is now the dominant strain in the United States.

The delta variant is fueling the COVID-19 surge in the United States, but experts warn that a more dangerous variant could emerge if more Americans don't get vaccinated. Delta is the most recent of ...

A new COVID variant known as NB.1.8.1 has made landfall in the United States. The variant, which was first detected in China this past January, currently accounts for 10% of the SARS-CoV-2 sequences ...

ATLANTA, Ga. — The delta variant that’s now the dominant strain of coronavirus in the U.S. appears to be as transmissible as chickenpox, according to an internal document from the Centers for Disease ...

The proportion was estimated at approximately 3% in late May. A highly contagious variant of the novel coronavirus that was initially identified in India now accounts for about 58% of all COVID-19 ...

Israel has the world's highest proportion of its population fully vaccinated, but authorities are worried their success may be short-lived.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Encouraging new data suggests the omicron variant, while highly contagious, is less severe than the delta variant. The variant has now been found in 21 states, as the U.S. continues ...

A new COVID-19 strain, referred to as NB.1.8.1 or "Nimbus," first appeared in the U.S. sometime near the end of April and is currently the dominant variant in the U.S. The new variant is said to be ...

Part of the problem is low vaccination rates, experts said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assigned two federal "surge team" members to Missouri this week to help fight the state's ...

Just when the world had begun to settle into post-pandemic normalcy, a new COVID-19 variant has entered the spotlight—Stratus, a name now making headlines across the UK. If you haven’t heard of it yet ...