A 3D illustration of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. The World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have announced another addition to their lists tracking ...

A recent scientific article suggested that the novel coronavirus responsible for the Covid-19 epidemic has mutated into a more "aggressive" form. Is this something we need to worry about? No, and here ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- As new variants of SARS-CoV-2 emerge, a new study is giving insight into how COVID-19 surveillance programs can be used to design more effective annual vaccine boosters. "Now ...

Early in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists predicted the coronavirus would mutate slowly. They were wrong. Hundreds of thousands of viral mutations and multiple seasonal waves later, ...

COVID-19 activity has seen a surge in recent weeks as some 27 states have detected "very high levels" of COVID-19 in their wastewater, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Merck & Co.’s COVID-19 pill is giving rise to new mutations of the virus in some patients, according to a study that underscores the risk of trying to intentionally alter the pathogen’s genetic code.

In April, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) both updated their recommendations for COVID vaccines, providing more flexibility for ...

Five years after the start of the coronavirus pandemic, COVID is usually discussed in the past tense — as a thing that happened. But no event as monumental as COVID simply goes away. The disease ...

In the world of COVID-19 infections, the majority of patients develop symptoms, while about one-fifth mysteriously don't develop a cough, sore throat or other tell-tale signs of illness. Now, new ...