Previous immunity may be ineffective against this new variant, nicknamed Cicada. A doctor explains what you need to know.

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

Cicada is in the Omicron lineage and was first identified in 2024.

A heavily mutated variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 appears to be affecting primarily children, scientists say, though it’s not causing more severe disease – in kids or in adults. Rather, ...

The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have both designated beta as a “variant of ...

A COVID-19 variant that was first detected in 2024 has reemerged, and public health officials are monitoring it as wastewater tests show it spreading across the U.S., according to reporting in USA ...

A new COVID-19 variant, nicknamed Cicada, is causing concern as cases are increase. The variant, B.A. 3.2, was first discovered via a nasal swab on a 5-year-old boy from South Africa on November 22, ...

(NewsNation) — A new, highly-mutated COVID-19 variant is raising concern among public health professionals, with fears it could more easily evade vaccine protections. It earned the nickname because BA ...