Wastewater signals show BA.3.2 across 25 states, while NWSS funding reductions threaten program continuity after FY2025, diminishing national situational awareness for emerging variants. Genomic ...

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Where biology meets technology, researchers are on the hunt for mutations of COVID-19. The Microbial Genome Sequencing Center, also known as MiGS, is one of several in the country ...

A key step in the origin of many pandemics occurs when an animal-borne virus infects humans and then evolves to spread more ...

Looming funding cuts for one of America's major disease surveillance programs could threaten public health responses experts ...

Mutations of the coronavirus could render current vaccines ineffective within a year, according to a majority of epidemiologists, virologists and infectious disease specialists surveyed by the ...

Just when it felt like COVID had quietly slipped into the background of everyday life, a new variant is back in the headlines. Reports suggest this strain carries multiple spike protein mutations and ...

Scientists have successfully tested an AI-designed universal coronavirus vaccine in humans. Here is how this needle-free ...

COVID-19 has changed a lot over the years, as has our ability to protect ourselves through vaccines. And we recently got some new news on the virus. On March 19, the CDC released a report stating that ...

The BA.3.2 Covid variant, part of the Omicron lineage, has drawn global attention for its mutation profile and spread. Experts say symptoms remain mild and similar to earlier variants, with no ...

Scientists are reporting troubling signs that some recent mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19 may modestly curb the effectiveness of two current vaccines, although they stress that the shots ...