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Dec 27, 2023 · Neither EG.5 nor HV.1 appear to be more contagious or more likely to cause severe illness than earlier variants. Diagnostic tests and treatments such as Paxlovid also continue to be effective...
Jan 31, 2024 · There is no evidence that JN.1 causes more severe disease, the CDC says, but its rapid spread suggests it is either more transmissible or better at evading the immune system than other circulating variants. Meanwhile, COVID activity in general has been rising, notes Heidi Zapata, MD, PhD, a Yale Medicine infectious diseases specialist. (That ...
Jan 8, 2024 · January 8, 2024. 6 min read. What to Know about the New COVID Variant JN.1. A new variant of the COVID-causing virus SARS-CoV-2 is behind the latest surge in infections this winter, but it...
Apr 8, 2022 · A variant of concern has been observed to be more infectious, and is more likely to cause breakthrough infections or reinfections in those who are vaccinated or previously infected. These variants are more likely to cause severe disease, evade diagnostic tests, or resist antiviral treatment.
Jun 14, 2022 · Advertisement. Omicron: What We Know About the Dominant Coronavirus Variant. Versions of Omicron are highly transmissible and less susceptible to vaccines, but seem to cause less severe illness...
May 22, 2021 · It doesn't cause COVID-19. But it could be just the eighth coronavirus ever known to make people sick. NPR global health correspondent Michaeleen Doucleff has some more details.
Jul 2, 2021 · CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE. How dangerous is the new Delta Plus variant? Here’s what we know. The latest coronavirus variant has spread to about a dozen countries—including India, the U.S., and the...
