The "highly mutated" variant could evade the latest COVID booster shot. What to know.

The COVID-19 variant BA.3.2, nicknamed "Cicada," has been detected in at least 23 countries and half the states in the U.S.

While COVID-19 cases are down overall nationwide, the Cicada variant is quickly gaining ground, new data shows.

Health officials first confirmed BA.3.2 in the US from a traveler arriving from the Netherlands in June 2025, and it has ...

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

The CDC was expected last month to publish a study showing that Covid vaccines reduced the likelihood of severe illness, but ...

The acting CDC director cited concerns with the methodology, but the design has long been used to test vaccine effectiveness.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya objected to the study’s methodology, saying it gave an inaccurate picture of the vaccine’s benefits.

A new variant of COVID-19, dubbed cicada, is less susceptible to vaccination and appears to discriminate based on age, ...

COVID-19 vaccination prevented an estimated 2.5 million deaths globally from December 2020 to October 2024. People ages 60 years and older accounted for nearly 90% of that mortality benefit. Children ...

It's peak spring flu season, and while you may think that enduring sniffle or headache is caused of swirling pollen, those ...