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 ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the mu variant is nowhere near as widespread in the United States as other COVID-19 strains. As of Thursday afternoon, the delta variant ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The R1 variant is the new strain of COVID-19 researchers are keeping a close eye on. The CDC identified "multiple spike protein mutations" in this variant. "The R.1 variant does ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The World Health Organization has listed "mu", the newest COVID-19 variant, as a 'variant of interest'. Health officials say they are keeping a close eye on it, so we asked Dr ...

U.S. Army Capt. Annemarie Norse'roy, a critical care nurse assigned to the 115th Field Hospital, 286th Medical Detachment, out of Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is deployed in support of the continued ...

A new COVID-19 variant that was unheard of just months ago is now projected to be the second-most common strain in the United States. Variant NB.1.8.1 was first detected in China in January but ...

As summer comes to an end, COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in California. While respiratory viruses usually peak in the winter, the novel coronavirus can also surge in the warmer months.

While some have mild symptoms with COVID-19, others can have severe symptoms, resulting in hospitalization and even death.