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Meet the biology professor who named the surging ‘Kraken’ COVID variant. He has more to help make...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoEveryone knows the names of the major COVID variants Alpha, Delta, and Omicron. But last year, viral...
Omicron subvariants reflect a ‘viral evolution on steroids’
The Today Show via AOL· 2 years agoAn omicron subvariant is once again demonstrating immune-dodging abilities, posing a threat to both...
The names for COVID variants are a confusing alphabet soup. Here's why it got so muddled
Salon via Yahoo News· 9 months agoShibuya Tokyo city crowd mask focus RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images Last week, a COVID-19...
‘Pirola’ BA.2.86 may not be a ‘black swan’ event like Omicron, experts say. It’s what could spawn...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoHighly mutated COVID strain “Pirola” BA.2.86 may not be a “black swan” event after all, introducing...
‘Pirola’ JN.1 is the probable future of the COVID pandemic, experts warn—but you didn’t hear it from...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoIn an exclusive interview with Fortune, the WHO's COVID-19 lead said the organization is ready to...
A new COVID variant is now dominant in the U.S. Will it cause another massive surge like Omicron?
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA group of people wear face masks as they walk past the U.S. Supreme Court Building on June 29, 2023...
BQ.1, BQ.1.1, BF.7, and XBB: Why New COVID-19 Variants Have Such Confusing Names
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCredit - Getty Images If you can name the currently circulating coronavirus variants without looking...
Scientists have their eyes on several ‘Deltacrons’—new COVID variants with the potential to attack...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoEarlier this year, all eyes were on “Deltacron”—a Frankenvirus, of sorts, that combined Delta and...
Highly mutated COVID variant ‘Pirola’ JN.1 is fueling the pandemic’s second highest U.S. wave—and...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoCOVID levels have reached their second-highest level of the pandemic in the U.S., according to...
BA.5 makes up nearly 80% of new COVID-19 cases. Here's what to know about the subvariant
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe BA.5 subvariant of omicron dominates the summer wave of COVID-19 in the USA, making up nearly...