Preliminary data from researchers in China suggest the NB.1.8.1 variant is not better at evading the immune system compared ...

A new COVID-19 strain linked to a spike in cases in China has been detected in the U.S., but the CDC says it has seen so few ...

Discover how the new COVID-19 variant NB. 1. 8. 1 is causing global concern as it spreads from China to the U. S. , prompting ...

Symptoms appear to be similar to other variants of COVID-19 and the public health risk remains low, WHO information shows.

While the WHO points out that NB.1.8.1 is “growing rapidly compared to co-circulating variants,” the agency also notes that ...

New COVID variant NB.1.8.1 detected at US airports from travelers from China, Asia and Europe amid rising hospitalizations in ...

Doctors say the new variant appears to be more contagious than other variants but doesn't cause more severe illness.

While a new, highly infectious COVID-19 variant wends its way through California, the FDA said it would change vaccine ...

A new and highly contagious strain of COVID-19, known as NB.1.8.1 ... Before appearing in the U.S., this variant was responsible for a surge in hospitalizations across China.

Vaccination rates across the country have continued to fall since the height of the pandemic, but the coronavirus never ...