Just when it felt like COVID had quietly slipped into the background of everyday life, a new variant is back in the headlines. Reports suggest this strain carries multiple spike protein mutations and ...

The resurgence of Covid-19 cases observed in recent weeks is in line with the waves the virus causes every year and, ...

The first vaccine to be used en masse against COVID-19 will have to contend with D614G, the latest mutation of SARS-CoV-2 Studies reveal D614G as the new dominant starin of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that ...

Covid-19 is now endemic and can trigger one or two waves per year, without following a strict seasonality like influenza. For ...

If there’s one coronavirus mutation that keeps scientists awake at night, it’s E484K. The mutation was found in both the South African variant (B1351) and the Brazilian variant (P1), but not in the UK ...

(Reuters) - A specific mutation in the new coronavirus can significantly increase its ability to infect cells, according to a study by U.S. researchers. The research may explain why early outbreaks in ...

A recent scientific article suggested that the novel coronavirus responsible for the Covid-19 epidemic has mutated into a more "aggressive" form. Is this something we need to worry about? No, and here ...