Experts explain why this particular strain is more likely to overcome immunity from vaccination or previous infection.

While COVID-19 cases are down overall nationwide, the Cicada variant is quickly gaining ground, new data shows.

Its official name is BA.3.2, but it’s earned the nickname "cicada" because, analogous to the insect’s pattern, it first appeared back in 2024, went dormant for a while, and resurfaced in the U.S. late ...

In a recent study published in the medRxiv preprint* server, in response to the COVID-19-associated total death toll reports from 54 European nations, areas, and territories (“CAT”), researchers at ...

Uptake of seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccination among risk groups such as older adults in many European Union/European Economic Area member states between 2023 and 2024 has been suboptimal, ...

New research predicts impact of lower productivity and workers quitting because of long-term illness after Covid-19 ...

A new consensus document from five subspecialty associations within the European Society of Cardiology gives recommendations for managing the cardiovascular consequences of COVID-19, spanning the ...

While the latest variant, called Cicada, carries more mutations, it’s still part of the Omicron family that emerged in 2021.