A new COVID variant known as NB.1.8.1 has made landfall in the United States. As of late May, the variant, which was first detected in China this past January, accounted for 10% of the SARS-CoV-2 ...
Most people have put the COVID-19 pandemic behind them. Infections, vaccinations, or a combination of both have bolstered people's immunity, and while new variants continue to pop up, getting sick ...
Households will be able to obtain four free antigen COVID-19 tests by visiting COVIDtests.gov, and filling out their name and shipping address, a repeat of the 2023 program. And the department says ...
Looking for information about the FDA’s limited approval of 2025-26 COVID vaccines? Read what we know about who can get an updated COVID shot this year. Updated Aug. 27 If it feels like several people ...
Some states are being hit harder than others this summer as a new COVID-19 strain (XGF) continues to spread. Some regions of the U.S. are still experiencing higher rates of positive COVID tests than ...
More than five years after the initial outbreak of Covid-19, a new strain of the virus is circulating. The new strain, named NB.1.8.1, now accounts for just over 10 per cent of global infections, ...
In summer 2025, the SARS-CoV-2 JN.1 sublineage became dominant with more resistant variants, such as XFG, LP.8.1, and NB.1.8.1. COVID-19 mRNA boosters were therefore updated for the 2025–2026 season ...