SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The R1 variant is the new strain of COVID-19 researchers are keeping a close eye on. The CDC identified "multiple spike protein mutations" in this variant. "The R.1 variant does ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every summer for the past several years, including this summer, COVID cases have increased throughout the United States as people ...

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 variant is officially named XFG but is being called Stratus. It was first found in Southeast Asia in January, and at the time was 0% of cases in the U.S., but by the end of June, it was about 14% ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new COVID-19 strain, referred to as NB.1.8.1 or "Nimbus," first appeared in the U.S. sometime near the end of April and is ...

As the respiratory illness season begins, COVID cases have remained relatively under control in the United States into the beginning of fall. While the United States by and large is experiencing ...

A new COVID-19 strain, referred to as NB.1.8.1 or "Nimbus," first appeared in the U.S. sometime near the end of April and is currently the dominant variant in the U.S. The new variant is said to be ...