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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...
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’ 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
The next U.S. COVID wave is coming. Why it will be 'much weirder than before.'
Yahoo News via AOL· 2 years agoUnless you’re a real-life virologist — or unless you enjoy playing one on Twitter — it has become...