The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed the COVID-19 delta variant as one of its "variants of concern" (VOCs) on June 15. According to the CDC, VOCs can be more contagious, more ...

The delta variant is fueling the COVID-19 surge in the United States, but experts warn that a more dangerous variant could emerge if more Americans don't get vaccinated. Delta is the most recent of ...

While the delta COVID-19 variant is the dominant strain in the U.S., it’s now officially the dominant strain worldwide “by far,” officials from the World Health Organization said during a Sept. 21 ...

Estimates show the variant accounts for over 51% of all new cases nationwide. A highly contagious variant of the novel coronavirus that was initially identified in India is now the dominant strain in ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed the COVID-19 delta variant as one of its "variants of concern" (VOCs) on June 15. According to the CDC, VOCs can be more contagious, more ...

There is a risk that the highly transmissible delta variant first identified in India could become the dominant strain in the U.S. if vaccination rates lag, Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — President Joe Biden ...

Several COVID-19 variants are acting uniquely enough to qualify as a distinct strain. And you might have heard about one on ...

U.S. health officials are on high alert and looking for any cases of the new omicron variant. Questions are also being raised if this new variant will overtake delta. Dr. Otto Yang, a leading ...

The proportion was estimated at approximately 3% in late May. A highly contagious variant of the novel coronavirus that was initially identified in India now accounts for about 58% of all COVID-19 ...