New ‘mu’ coronavirus variant could escape vaccine-induced immunity, WHO says

New ‘mu’ coronavirus variant could escape vaccine-induced immunity, WHO says

Health officials are watching another new coronavirus variant, dubbed “mu,” which they s...
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Delta variant one of the most infectious respiratory viruses I’ve seen: Walensky

Delta variant one of the most infectious respiratory viruses I’ve seen: Walensky

Mask mandate debate renewed as coronavirus Delta v...
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What’s the new coronavirus variant in India and how should it change the COVID response?

What’s the new coronavirus variant in India and how should it change the COVID response?

After genome sequencing of over 10,000 COVID-19 ca...
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B.1.1.7 variant of COVID-19 spreading rapidly in United States: study

B.1.1.7 variant of COVID-19 spreading rapidly in United States: study

The faster-spreading B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2...
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France finds hard-to-detect COVID variant in Brittany

France finds hard-to-detect COVID variant in Brittany

French authorities are investigating a new coronav...
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U.S. may duck a COVID surge from variant that sent Britain reeling

U.S. may duck a COVID surge from variant that sent Britain reeling

More infectious COVID-19 variants are spreading in...
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Czechs tighten restrictions amid surge of new virus variant

Czechs tighten restrictions amid surge of new virus variant

The Czech government moved Friday to further tight...
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Pfizer, Moderna vaccines less effective against South African COVID variant

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines less effective against South African COVID variant

Two of the world’s leading coronavirus vacci...
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People with this muscle protein gene variant tolerate the cold better

People with this muscle protein gene variant tolerate the cold better

A gene variant that affects skeletal muscle functi...
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U.K. COVID variant may be more lethal, and could become dominant U.S. strain by March

U.K. COVID variant may be more lethal, and could become dominant U.S. strain by March

(HealthDay)—Even as efforts to vaccinate America...
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