The first known meta-analysis of how SARS-CoV-2 variant type and time since infection influence long-COVID symptoms ties Omicron to brain fog and paresthesia (numbness and tingling), while earlier ...

WASHINGTON -- Many of the world's richest countries have spent the past year hoarding coronavirus vaccines, buying up enough doses to vaccinate their populations several times over and consistently ...

Doctors across multiple countries are flagging a painful new COVID-19 symptom tied to a fast-spreading variant: a sore throat so severe that patients compare it to swallowing razor blades. The symptom ...

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% ...

A new COVID-19 variant is climbing the ranks in the United States, becoming the third-most common strain of the summer. Variant XFG, colloquially known as "Stratus," was first detected in Southeast ...

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 ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed the COVID-19 delta variant as one of its "variants of concern" (VOCs) on June 15. According to the CDC, VOCs can be more contagious, more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new COVID variant is on the rise amid a nationwide summer surge of cases and it's on track to become the third most common ...

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, ...

Six years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Here's what else happened on that day.