Here's what to know about the reemergence of the COVID variant, Cicada. BA.3.2, nicknamed Cicada, first started infecting people in South Africa in late 2024, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

A COVID-19 variant that was first detected in 2024 has reemerged, and public health officials are monitoring it as wastewater tests show it spreading across the U.S., according to reporting in USA ...

The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have both designated beta as a “variant of ...

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, ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

A new COVID-19 variant, nicknamed Cicada, is causing concern as cases are increase. The variant, B.A. 3.2, was first discovered via a nasal swab on a 5-year-old boy from South Africa on November 22, ...

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 ...

(NewsNation) — A new, highly-mutated COVID-19 variant is raising concern among public health professionals, with fears it could more easily evade vaccine protections. It earned the nickname because BA ...