A new COVID-19 variant, nicknamed Cicada, is causing concern as cases are increase. The variant, B.A. 3.2, was first discovered via a nasal swab on a 5-year-old boy from South Africa on November 22, ...

A newly identified COVID-19 variant is drawing attention from health officials after being detected in the U.S., though early evidence suggests it is not yet driving a surge in cases or severe illness ...

Cicada is in the Omicron lineage and was first identified in 2024.

The new COVID variant has shown fast local growth in some areas, especially in parts of Europe and the US, yet broader COVID activity has remained low overall in recent WHO and CDC reporting. Readers, ...

"Cicada" is trending, but not because it's the season for the noisy insects to appear. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization are both monitoring a COVID-19 ...

(NewsNation) — A new, highly-mutated COVID-19 variant is raising concern among public health professionals, with fears it could more easily evade vaccine protections. It earned the nickname because BA ...

A new variant of COVID-19 is buzzing. Its official name is BA.3.2, but it's earned the nickname "cicada" because, analogous to the insect's pattern, it first appeared back in 2024, went dormant for a ...

A headline-grabbing new COVID-19 variant known as “Cicada” has been detected in Texas — but it hasn’t caused a significant wave of infection in the U.S. yet. Cicada, or BA.3.2, is one of multiple ...

While the latest variant, called Cicada, carries more mutations, it’s still part of the Omicron family that emerged in 2021.