During the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, the emergence of the BA.1, BA.2, and BA.3 sublineages of the B.1.1.529 (omicron) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ...

Time course for the evolution of significant SARS-CoV-2 variants, note the considerable divergence of the Omicron variants from all other variants, branching off from other variants as early as March ...

Panel A shows the mutations of the omicron BA.1 and BA.2 sublineages in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein. Panel B shows neutralizing antibody titers that ...

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 ...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic first began, many have become desensitised to these next few words: There's a new Omicron subvariant. BA.2.75 was first detected in India in early May. Since then, it's ...

The results, which have not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal, suggest that pooled testing of international travelers may be an effective and efficient way to keep tabs on new variants and ...

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, investigators analyzed the neutralization escape of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron BA.2.75 variant.

After EG.5 raised concerns about a new Covid outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has now flagged another sub-variant of Omicron BA.2.86, dubbed BA.X. BA.2.86 is from Omicron’s BA. 2 lineage ...

Just as most Americans have caught wind of the BA.2 variant of Omicron — which overtook the original Omicron as the dominant strain in the U.S. less than a month ago — another possibly faster-growing ...

New strains of Coronavirus continue to appear in several parts of the world. A new variant, BA.2.86, is being carefully monitored by health officials around the world due to the large number of ...