As evidence mounts that the omicron variant is less deadly than prior COVID-19 strains, one oft-cited explanation is that viruses always evolve to become less virulent over time. The problem, experts ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Federal regulators are considering limiting the authorization of certain monoclonal antibody treatments that have not proved effective against the omicron variant of the coronavirus ...

During a briefing Monday morning, Hochul urged calm amid the spread of Omicron and made clear that her ultimate goal is to avoid shutting down New York's economy and institutions, ...

As health officials scramble to minimize spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, many experts have recommended that people switch from cloth or surgical masks to more-protective N95 and KN95 ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Encouraging new data suggests the omicron variant, while highly contagious, is less severe than the delta variant. The variant has now been found in 21 states, as the U.S. continues ...

The new Omicron variant XFG, known as “Stratus,” is driving up COVID-19 cases in a majority of U.S. states, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Patch file photo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images An alleged warning has spread online for years about a supposed "new COVID-Omicron XBB variant" — a new strain of the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Here's the latest news and information on COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccines. 10:50 p.m. Infectious disease experts weighed in with ABC11 now that the first case of the Omicron ...

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 is thanks to the new COVID-19 variant XFG, nicknamed Stratus, ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is keeping an eye on a new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, or “Nimbus,” that has spread across Europe, the Americas and the Western Pacific. Nimbus is a ...