By mid-September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the Omicron subvariant KP.3.1.1 accounted for most COVID-19 cases. KP.3.1.1 is a member of a group of variants nicknamed ...

The variant has been reported in a number of countries including the Netherlands, UK and Belgium The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Omicron coronavirus variant poses a high ...

2 variant – a member of the omicron family that rose to prominence over the summer. The Novavax vaccine, which is based on an older technology, targets an earlier strain of the virus called JN.1 ...

2-adapted vaccine generates a substantially improved response against currently circulating Omicron JN.1 sublineages, including KP.2, KP.3 and LB.1, compared with the companies’ Omicron XBB.1.5 ...

The newer and most contagious Omicron subvariants, known as BA.4 and BA.5, now make up more than 80 percent of Covid-19 infections in the US, according to data released by the US Centers for ...

It’s not a new strain requiring another Greek letter designation, and it hasn't been shown to cause more severe disease compared to other Omicron subvariants. However, with colder months ...

A drive-through testing centre in South Africa, where there has been a surge in cases South Africa was where the new Omicron variant was first identified, and cases there have taken off rapidly.

There isn't much green in the Sahara Desert, but after an unusual influx of rain, the color can be seen from space creeping into parts of one of the driest places in the world.Satellites recently ...

Israel launched more air strikes on Lebanon, killing at least 31 people, including two Hizbullah commanders in southern Beirut. One of those killed was Ibrahim Aqil, a member of the Shia militia ...