The NB.1.8.1 COVID-19 variant was linked to a large surge of hospitalizations in parts of Asia earlier this year.

A highly transmissible new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is spreading in the United States, CDC data show.

A new Covid variant has spread to the U.S., including in New York state.

In other developments, the ECDC today reported a slow rise in COVID activity in the Europe, which may partly reflect waning ...

As the Trump administration moves to limit COVID booster vaccines for some, here's what to know about the latest variant NB.1 ...

Preliminary data from researchers in China suggest the NB.1.8.1 variant is not better at evading the immune system compared ...

NB.1.8.1 — a new COVID-19 variant tied to a surge in China — now accounts for around 37% of cases in the U.S., according to variant proportion estimates from the CDC. Four notes: ...

A case of NB.1.8.1, which has been linked to a COVID surge in China, was detected at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in mid-May.

A new Covid variant that’s gaining momentum globally has landed in the U.S. The World Health Organization announced last week that it was monitoring the variant, NB.1.8.1, following a rise in cases in ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have detected several cases of a new COVID-19 variant called ... For breaking news and live news updates, like us on Facebook or follow us ...

There’s a ton going on in the world of New York public health this week: Wildfire smoke, an emerging Covid variant, updates ...