Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...
Traveler Carlos Avila, arriving from Barbados, swabs his nose to test for COVID variants and other contagious viruses as part of a nationwide effort to track new and emerging infectious diseases, on ...
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 variant of the virus that causes COVID is spreading in the U.S. The “Cicada” variant, officially known as BA.3.2, was first detected in South Africa in November 2024. But infection rates in the ...
An FDA advisory panel voted 8-0, with one abstention, to recommend updating COVID-19 vaccines for the 2026-27 season to target the dominant XFG variant, despite concerns from some members about ...
Marietjie Venter is a distinguished professor and research chair at the Emerging Viral Threat, One Health, Surveillance and Vaccines (EViTOH) division, Infectious Disease and Oncology Institute (IDORI ...
The aftereffects of the covid-19 pandemic have dissipated over time, but not entirely. Research out today shows that a sizeable number of Americans continue to struggle with symptoms tied to long ...