A heavily mutated offshoot of the Omicron lineage has now been detected globally, the CDC reports.

Learn how the new Cicada COVID-19 variant’s spike protein mutations may help it partially evade existing immunity and drive ...

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

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has flagged a SARS-CoV-2 subvariant called BA.3.2 after identifying it in U.S. clinical samples and wastewater, adding to a growing international count ...

A recent CDC MMWR report described the BA.3.2 SARS-CoV-2 variant, nicknamed "cicada," as a new lineage of COVD-19 virus. The ...

BA.3.2 is a heavily mutated Omicron subvariant first detected in South Africa in 2024 and now confirmed in more than 20 ...

A SARS-CoV-2 subvariant called BA.3.2, carrying a significant genomic deletion and mutations linked to immune evasion, has ...

And this isn’t the first time we’ve seen it.

A heavily mutated COVID-19 variant called "Cicada" has caught the attention of public health experts, who warn that the ...

The new CDC report found that the new variant has spread to 25 U.S. states and 23 countries worldwide. Reading time 3 minutes ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday expanded its recommendation for COVID-19 booster shots to all adults 18 and older, according to a CDC news release. "Today, CDC is ...

As the weather cools and fall approaches, COVID-19 cases are still spiking in much of the United States. The country has yet to emerge from a late summer COVID wave driven by the highly contagious new ...