A new COVID-19 strain, popularly referred to as the Cicada variant or the BA.3.2, is raising fresh concerns among health experts worldwide. Early observations suggest that this new COVID variant may ...

"Cicada" is trending, but not because it's the season for the noisy insects to appear. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization are both monitoring a COVID-19 ...

A COVID-19 variant that has remained "underground" for years is catching the attention of health officials in the United States and abroad. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in ...

A heavily mutated variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 appears to be affecting primarily children, scientists say, though it’s not causing more severe disease – in kids or in adults. Rather, ...

BA.3.2, a new COVID-19 variant, has been detected in wastewater samples from 25 states in the U.S. The new variant has mutations in the virus that could evade immunity from a previous infection or ...

Public health officials are monitoring a new strain of COVID-19, now called cicada because of its long incubation period. The BA.3.2 variant was identified in South Africa in November 2024, according ...

A new variant of COVID-19 is buzzing. Its official name is BA.3.2, but it's earned the nickname "cicada" because, analogous to the insect's pattern, it first appeared back in 2024, went dormant for a ...

The new CDC report found that the new variant has spread to 25 U.S. states and 23 countries worldwide. Reading time 3 minutes Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are tracking ...

B.C. introduced new restrictions on private gatherings in homes after confirming a record high 817 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend. The new provincial health order from Dr.

COVID-19 variant BA.3.2 or "cicada" is not widely circulating in the U.S. yet, but based on trends in Europe, it may become more prominent. Most evidence comes from laboratory data, but there are no ...