The BA.2 variant is beginning to grow in parts of the U.S. and is believed to be behind a number of COVID increases in multiple countries, so what exactly is it and what does the change mean as ...

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — While the state of emergency related to the coronavirus is over for Kentucky, COVID-19 is still out there. In fact, Governor Beshear said there's a new version Thursday. The omicron ...

A new version of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is quickly gaining ground in the U.S. (Getty Images) Yahoo News explains. See the latest. A new version of the Omicron variant of the ...

With the BA.2 omicron subvariant now the dominant strain across Chicago and the U.S., what symptoms should you be watching for? BA.2, also known as "stealth omicron," is considered a subvariant of ...

Whether you’re paying attention to the latest phase of the pandemic or not, the coronavirus is still evolving, and the subvariants are starting to add up. There are now at least four Omicron ...

In a recent article posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, investigators examined if severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron BA.2 breakthrough infection in triple ...

Let’s clear up one misconception. Viruses aren’t like deodorant on your armpit or a fart in a room. They don’t necessarily automatically get weaker over time. In fact, often it’s quite the opposite.

A new omicron variant is quickly spreading across the U.S. just in time for the New Year. The strain, known as XBB.1.5, accounts right now for almost 41% of confirmed COVID-19 cases nationwide, ...

The Omicron booster will protect against BA.5 and BA.4 as well as the original coronavirus strain. (Getty Images) COVID-19 booster shots that target the highly contagious Omicron variant — which ...

Manal Mohammed is a senior lecturer of medical microbiology at the University of Westminster. Since the COVID variant Omicron emerged in late 2021, it has rapidly evolved into multiple subvariants.

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