When researchers in China first discovered a new coronavirus spreading amongst the people in the city of Wuhan, they collected samples of the virus and published its genetic code online. Stream Los ...

Scientists are reporting troubling signs that some recent mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19 may modestly curb the effectiveness of two current vaccines, although they stress that the shots ...

The virus that causes COVID-19 is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious. The number of virus strains present in each zip code in Houston during the second wave ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- As new variants of SARS-CoV-2 emerge, a new study is giving insight into how COVID-19 surveillance programs can be used to design more effective annual vaccine boosters. "Now ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Covid-19 turned out to be one unique virus. “I, myself, at the very beginning, did not think that this would be such a mutating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gene sequencing of 27 nasal specimens taken from the man with the longest known case of COVID-19 revealed more than 50 mutations ...

While the latest variant, called Cicada, carries more mutations, it’s still part of the Omicron family that emerged in 2021.

COVID-19 has changed a lot over the years, as has our ability to protect ourselves through vaccines. And we recently got some new news on the virus. On March 19, the CDC released a report stating that ...

A new COVID-19 mutation from China, known as the NB. 1.8.1 strain, is "more transmissible," health experts warn, as it makes its way into the United States. The news comes amid changes in vaccination ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Researchers at Duke University's School of Medicine helped discover a new strain of coronavirus. Dr. David Montefiori, a professor of surgery who also serves as Director of the ...

Several times since the coronavirus pandemic began, scientists from around the world announced that they’ve discovered new mutations in the virus’ genetic material, sending shivers down the spines of ...

Although hantavirus can be deadly, researchers say the virus behaves very differently from COVID-19 and is easier to contain ...