(NewsNation) — While COVID-19 isn’t the deadly and dangerous virus it was five years ago, it has still found a way to poke its ugly head into the health world. The latest problem to arise: the variant ...

The Stratus COVID-19 variant has been fueling a rise in cases across the country. Stratus is currently the dominant variant in the U.S. This variant is slightly more infectious than previous variants.

A new COVID-19 variant called "Stratus" has been circulating in Oklahoma, and the state's positive test rate has been higher than the national average during the summer months. Stratus is the ...

COVID-19 variant XFG is spreading across the U.S., becoming the third most common strain. XFG is a combination of variants F.7 and LP.8.1.2 and may be less contagious than other dominant variants.

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 ...

KBIA's Rebecca Smith after receiving both her COVID-19 booster and flu shot in 2021. Flu season is underway, and while cases are still low in Missouri, medical professionals are watching a variant ...

This variant is slightly more infectious than previous variants. COVID-19 cases were relatively low across the country for most of the summer, but they’re now creeping up again. Data shows that this ...

A new COVID-19 variant is spreading fast in the United States, becoming the third-most common strain of the summer. Health data indicates a potential disconnect in Mississippi between the number of ...

Indiana is among several states with "very high" COVID-19 viral activity at the end of August, according to the CDC. The most common COVID-19 variant is XFG, while the NB.1.8.1 variant is associated ...

Right now, all eyes are on the new COVID variant JN.1, a heavily mutated new strain that has swept the United States in recent weeks. And with the country yet to hit peak respiratory virus season, you ...