The current vaccines will still prevent severe illness and hospitalization. Since the emergence of several new COVID-19 variants across the globe, scientists have been racing to understand their ...

The South African COVID-19 variant known as 501.V2, which is also prevalent in Brazil, may “obviate” antibody drugs, Scott Gottlieb, MD, former FDA commissioner, told CNBC Jan. 5. “The variant is very ...

A second person has tested positive for the South African COVID-19 variant on Long Island. Both variant cases so far were detected in Nassau County, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office. The first ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- As more data points drop, each shows that we are beating back the coronavirus pandemic here in California. New cases, hospitalizations and even deaths are down. But, the battle ...

LONDON - Developers of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine expect to have a modified jab to cope with the South Africa coronavirus variant by autumn, the vaccine’s lead researcher said Sunday. Health ...

The coronavirus omicron variant was in Europe nearly a week before the concerning new variant was discovered by South African health officials, according to the National Institute for Public Health ...

Reason for concern, but not unnecessary alarm, researchers say. The first real-world study pitting COVID-19 variants against the Pfizer vaccine showed that the variant first detected in South Africa ...

South Carolina officials have confirmed two cases of the coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa, the first known cases in the U.S. 1. The infected individuals live in different counties, ...

Jan 20 (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the ...

Britain’s health secretary on Monday warned that the coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa is a "very significant problem" and poses more of a risk than others. Matt Hancock told BBC ...