The side effects of newly discovered COVID strain XEC might not be more severe, but appears to be more contagious, ...

Omicron has become the dominant strain in the ... of the US testing system has mounted in recent weeks, as at-home test kits are expensive and hard to find. The US lags behind other countries ...

(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Most access to a major city adjacent to Beijing was suspended Thursday as China tried to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious omicron variant ...

Partygoers should take a rapid test to check for COVID-19 closer to the start of an event, experts have said in response to the spread of the Omicron variant. People who catch the new Omicron ...

What are the new XEC COVID variant symptoms, and when will it hit the U.S.? Doctors explain what to watch for, and the best ...

Despite the overall decline from the summer surge, persistent online theorists claim the real threat is global leaders who ...

Now, there’s another new variant getting attention from the infectious disease community. It’s called XEC, and it’s currently ...

For those wanting the home test kit, free rapid antigen tests will continue to be available through local public health units ...

Invivyd Inc. beat a shareholder lawsuit alleging the biopharma company misled shareholders with optimistic projections about the effectiveness of its Covid-19 treatment against the omicron variant.

Upon authorization by the European Commission, the Omicron KP.2-adapted COVID-19 vaccine will be available for individuals 6 months of age and ...

Omicron has proved to be not only staggeringly ... The Minnesota Department of Health’s free COVID-19 at-home test ordering program has ended. People who do not have health insurance can find ...

The strain is a subvariant of Omicron, and was found in Germany this June, with other cases reported in Denmark, U.S. and U.K. Janis Ramsay is an online editor with Metroland. Reach her at ...