EMA recommends next season's COVID vaccines should target XFG variant

May 29 () - The European Medicines Agency said on Friday COVID-19 vaccines for the 2026-27 ‌vaccination campaign in Europe should preferably be ‌updated to target the XFG variant. The decision aligns ...

Beta Variant

The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have both designated beta as a “variant of ...

EU to target XFG variant for next COVID vaccines

The European Medicines Agency, the EU drug regulator, recommended that vaccine makers target the SARS-CoV-2 variant XFG when developing COVID-19 vaccines for the 2026/2027 immunization campaign. The ...

B.C. records 519 new cases of COVID-19, including 44 cases of the omicron variant

Health officials announced 519 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the same day they announced 44 cases of the omicron variant had been identified in B.C. In a written statement, the provincial ...
The Hill

Omicron-specific COVID boosters are here – how you can get one

(NEXSTAR) – Booster shots targeting the most common strains of the COVID-19 omicron variant are arriving at pharmacies across the country this week. The new round of booster shots marks the first time ...
CNN

Kids may be more likely to get the new ‘Cicada’ variant of Covid-19, scientists say. Here’s what to know about BA.3.2

A heavily mutated variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 appears to be affecting primarily children, scientists say, though it’s not causing more severe disease – in kids or in adults. Rather, ...

omicron virus

Read Omicron virus latest news & updates on The Economic Times. Get latest info on Omicron Variant symptoms, Omicron Variant ...

New COVID-19 variants surging in Japan as cases begin to escalate

A new variant of the novel coronavirus called EG.5 is spreading in Japan, with experts expecting it to be the dominant strain ...