A new variant of the novel coronavirus called EG.5 is spreading in Japan, with experts expecting it to be the dominant strain in the country by mid-September. Though there is no evidence that EG.5 ...

(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 virus. No ...

FRANKFURT/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Germany's Qiagen, a leading genetic testing supplier, on Thursday warned against re-engineering standard tests to monitor for new variants of the coronavirus, saying ...

Updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines significantly reduced the risk for hospitalization and severe outcomes despite the emergence of new viral lineages.

There have been some rather alarming headlines recently circulated about the newest members of the omicron family. "Nightmare COVID variant,” read one. "The most immune-evasive COVID variants yet.” Or ...

The U.S. drugs regulator said on Friday genetic variants of COVID-19, including the one found in the UK, could lead to false negative results from some molecular COVID-19 tests, but the risk of the ...

新型コロナウイルス感染症の流行が始まって3年が経過しました。 アメリカのエネルギー省が中国のウイルス研究所から流出した可能性が高いと判断した、と報道されました。 この新型コロナウイルスはいつ、どこから広がっていったのか、現時点で分かっ ...

COVID-19 vaccination showed effectiveness in reducing hospitalizations and severe disease outcomes associated with the SARS-CoV-2 JN.1 lineage, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network ...

Japan had excess deaths of up to 113,000 in 2022, more than double the figure of up to 50,000 the year before, according to newly released health ministry statistics, indicating the possibility that ...