A new variant named BA.2.86, or 'Pirola,' is causing concerns among experts. NEW YORK, Dec 2: Four years after the first confirmed case of COVID-19, a new variant named BA.2.86, or "Pirola," is ...

These variants are emerging in different ways across the globe. Earlier this month, the Gryphon variant (XBB) began rising sharply in Singapore, but the World Health Organization (WHO) has now ...

The researchers will examine 200,000 variants in 32 genes involved in cancer and other diseases. Their aim is to experimentally measure the effects of so-called ‘actionable’ variants on disease.

Moderna announced Wednesday that the first participant has been dosed in the company’s Phase 2 clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine booster shot that is specific to the Omicron variant.

To obtain their results the team compared 466 COVID admissions in the first 33 days of the spread of the Omicron variant, to 3,976 admissions that occurred over the previous 18 months since May 2020.

The Phase I safety and pharmacokinetic study in 24 healthy volunteers has completed enrollment. The study is still blinded, but only 5 minor adverse events requiring no treatment have been ...

It's become the dominant variant in Australia and has driven COVID-19 waves, but the JN.1 variant is significant for more than just those reasons, according to experts.