New COVID Symptoms: A newly identified variant of COVID-19 is named NB.1.8.1 or 'Nimbus', showing some unusual symptoms and spreading across the world at a rapid rate. Despite the scary symptoms of ...

Doctors across multiple countries are flagging a painful new COVID-19 symptom tied to a fast-spreading variant: a sore throat so severe that patients compare it to swallowing razor blades. The symptom ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new COVID-19 variant that was unheard of just months ago is now projected to be the second-most common strain in the United ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new COVID-19 variant is on the rise. Variant NB.1.8.1, which was unheard of just months ago, is now projected to be the ...

The XFG variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 as continued to spread as the U.S. heads into peak Summer travel season. (Photo by I RYU/VCG via Getty Images) There’s another ...

Households will be able to obtain four free antigen COVID-19 tests by visiting COVIDtests.gov, and filling out their name and shipping address, a repeat of the 2023 program. And the department says ...

A new version of COVID-19 that hardly anyone had heard of a few months ago is spreading quickly in the nation after first being detected in China earlier this year. The variant, called NB.1.8.1 or ...

Looking for information about the FDA’s limited approval of 2025-26 COVID vaccines? Read what we know about who can get an updated COVID shot this year. Updated Aug. 27 If it feels like several people ...

In summer 2025, the SARS-CoV-2 JN.1 sublineage became dominant with more resistant variants, such as XFG, LP.8.1, and NB.1.8.1. COVID-19 mRNA boosters were therefore updated for the 2025–2026 season ...

The timing of symptom onset depends on lots of factors, including the amount of virus to which someone was exposed, Hotez says. Their level of pre-existing immunity may also affect the likelihood or ...

A new COVID-19 variant, unheard of just months ago, is projected to be the second-most common strain in the U.S. just in time for summer. Variant NB.1.8.1, first detected in January in China, ...