An FDA advisory panel is considering updating the 2026-2027 COVID vaccine. The updated vaccine would target the XFG ...

While the latest variant, called Cicada, carries more mutations, it’s still part of the Omicron family that emerged in 2021.

But advisors will take a hard look at "Cicada" variant as well ...

"Cicada" is trending, but not because it's the season for the noisy insects to appear. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization are both monitoring a COVID-19 ...

May 26 (Reuters) - Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will discuss whether COVID-19 vaccines should be updated to target the latest circulating XFG subvariant for the 2026-27 ...

A COVID variant that went dormant after its initial appearance is making a comeback, and this time it has spread to 25 states in the United States. Health officials are raising fresh concerns about BA ...

BA.3.2, a heavily mutated new COVID-19 variant which may be better able to escape immunity from vaccines or prior infection, is now spreading in the United States. Although COVID cases are currently ...

(NewsNation) — A new, highly-mutated COVID-19 variant is raising concern among public health professionals, with fears it could more easily evade vaccine protections. The newest COVID variant is ...