The COVID booster currently available is based on the JN.1 subvariant. Nimbus is a direct descendant of JN.1 – as is another ...

The number of COVID-19 cases in Hawaii is rising again, prompting a message of vigilance from health officials. The Hawaii Department of Health today reported the statewide test positivity rate—or ...

The data, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also showed a significant increase in COVID-related emergency ...

COVID-19 cases are rising during the 2025 summer wave. CDC data shows increases in 26 states and Washington, D.C., linked to new variants Nimbus and Stratus. Experts urge caution, especially for young ...

Two new COVID-19 variants are spreading across the country and doctors in Connecticut are expecting they could bring an uptick in cases.

COVID-19 cases are rising in half of US states. Is this the start of a summer wave? What to know about COVID trends and the ...

XFG (Stratus) is the latest subvariant of Omicron that is gaining momentum in the summer surge of the pandemic.

Scientists are closely monitoring the rapid global spread of two new Omicron subvariants, Nimbus (NB.1.8.1) and Stratus (XFG) ...

As Professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Paul Griffin explains in a recent piece for The Conversation, Stratus is ...

Both strains are causing mild symptoms and are contagious. Patients with nimbus are experiencing ‘razor blade throat,’ a sore throat making it difficult to swallow. Other symptoms include fever, runny ...