(NewsNation) — A new, highly-mutated COVID-19 variant is raising concern among public health professionals, with fears it could more easily evade vaccine protections. The newest COVID variant is ...

An "underground" COVID-19 BA.3.2 variant nicknamed "Cicada" has caused an uptick in cases around the globe. It's been reported in 25 states in the U.S., including Florida. Like the insect it is ...

Florida health officials have confirmed the presence of the 'cicada' COVID-19 variant BA.3.2, a highly mutated strain first identified in South Africa in 2024, now found in wastewater across 25 U.S.

Six years ago this month, Florida schools and beaches closed, cruise ships reported their first COVID outbreaks, and shoppers scrambled to get whatever toilet paper remained on the shelves. Almost ...

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 ...