Some laboratories in North Carolina have detected the presence of the latest COVID-19 variant, a subvariant of omicron called BA.2. The BA.2 subvariant is also called "stealth omicron" because ...

The BA.2 virus -- a subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant -- isn't just spreading faster than its distant cousin, it may also cause more severe disease and appears capable of thwarting some of ...

BALTIMORE, Md — With spring in bloom and more people heading outdoors, the past COVID-19 winter may seem like a distant memory. Yet, the omicron variant isn’t fading away. “There were three different ...

In a recent research paper uploaded to the bioRxiv preprint* server, researchers evaluated the virological characteristics of a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- There's a new "subvariant" of the omicron variant that's been spreading across Europe and the U.S. Preliminary data shows it's more contagious than omicron. Scientist have named it BA ...

Suresh V. Kuchipudi receives funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) and National Science ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- In the last two weeks, the UK and other parts of Europe are reporting a spike in COVID-19 cases due to an omicron sub-variant called BA.2 which is believed to be 30 % more ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv preprint* server, researchers isolate BA.2.86, a new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron subvariant, and assess its ...

Just as the Omicron wave may have broken across the U.S. comes word of another version of the more transmissible variant, dubbed BA.2. It’s been nicknamed by some “stealth Omicron” because it seems to ...