What is the COVID variant, exactly? One of the reasons COVID-19 variants are emerging is because not enough people are vaccinated yet, saysDr. Judith Lightfoot, DO, FACOI,chief of infectious disease at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine. “The longer you have a virus which can...
The World Health Organization declared the recently discovered B.1.1.529 strain of the COVID-19 virus to be a variant of concern on November 26 and renamed it Omicron. The classification puts Omicron into the most-troubling category of COVID-19 variants, along with the globally dominant Delta...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the delta variant as a “variant of concern.” That means there’s evidence that it can spread more rapidly, brings more severe illness, and reduces the antibodies generated from past COVID-19 infections or the vaccine. The appearance of the ...
A new covid-19 variant called XEC may spread more easily than past variants, but current vaccines are still effective against it
COVID-19 variant trackers are now closely watching the rise of a new virus variant called XEC, which has been spotted around the world and in half of states across the United States. Health officials are so far not raising concern about this variant, unlike some previous, more highly mutated...
November 14, 2024 A new COVID-19 strain, dubbed XEC, is making the rounds. Here’s what you should know about the new variant. Trending Today Latest Weather Health Sun & Moon Travel Climate Weather in your inbox Your local forecast, plus daily trivia, stunning photos and our meteorologists...
Here's the latest about what we know about the new COVID-19 variants now on the rise.What are current new COVID variants? There are two that are fairly prevalent and one — the highly mutated variant — that is not as widespread, for now. Every two weeks, the Centers for Disease Con...
What are the symptoms of coronavirus? What can you expect with COVID variants? Fever, fatigue and dry cough; nasal congestion, runny nose and sore throat; diarrhea; and shortness of breath are signs of infection.
What is the current new variant of COVID-19? According to the latest projections published by the CDC, around 28.2% of COVID-19 cases nationwide are now being caused by a sublineage of the virus called the KP.2 variant. The next largest variant on the rise is another JN.1 descendant ...
Who is eligible for treatment? Not everybody needs to be treated if they test positive for COVID-19. Dr. Sarah Hochman, a hospital epidemiologist and infectious diseases physician at NYU Langone Health, said treatment is recommended for those who are at higher risk of severe illness in...