Since the start of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, several variants of the virus have developed into Variants of Concern (VOCs), as classified by the World Health Organization (WHO). VOCs are virus variants ...

Viral infectious diseases pose significant challenges due to the rapid evolution of viruses through mutations. This was particularly evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, when emerging variants of ...

A highly mutated variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, has been detected in a number of countries. The variant, called BA.3.2, was first detected in South Africa way back in November ...

It's been five years since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. As SARS-CoV-2 shifts to endemic status, questions about its future evolution remain. New variants of the virus will likely emerge, ...

A Stanford-led team has found two antibodies that can work together to defeat all SARS-CoV-2 variants. More research is needed, but the approach could help in the development of treatments to keep ...

Wastewater signals suggest increasing SARS-CoV-2 circulation despite low national baselines, reinforcing surveillance as an early indicator rather than a definitive predictor of near-term clinical ...

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

COVID-19 vaccine boosters not only protect against SARS-CoV-2 – the virus behind the most recent pandemic – but may also help ...

Billions of Covid vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, but these jabs could help protect against the next pandemic ...

CoVFit can predict the epidemic potential—i.e., the fitness—of SARS-CoV-2 variants based solely on their spike protein sequences. Viral infectious diseases pose significant challenges due to the rapid ...