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Four major coronavirus variants have been discovered abroad and made their way to the U.S.

email article New variants of SARS-CoV-2 that potentially escape human immune response have the world on edge, raising concerns as to whether they will undermine efforts to bring the pandemic under control with vaccination. There are no easy answers, mainly because the data are ambiguous or lacking entirely. Reinfections have been notoriously difficult to get a handle on, as viral genome sequencing isnt ubiquitous, making it difficult to compare two separate infections in the same person ...

Homegrown coronavirus variants are on the rise in the U.S. How worried should Americans be? Andrew Romano © Provided by Yahoo! Lifestyle In recent weeks, Americans have been waiting with bated breath for the arrival of worrisome overseas variants of SARS-CoV-2 — the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. We’ve all heard of B.1.1.7 (the so-called U.K. variant), B.1.351 (the so-called South Africa variant) and P.1 (the so-called Brazil variant). We’re dimly aware of how they wo...

Replies(93) Those traveling from the Southland may have spurred​​ the new mutants rapid rate of spread, according to new research published Friday in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Medical Association. ​​ (Shutterstock) LOS ANGELES, CA — As the world continues to navigate a delicate balance between coronavirus vaccinations and variants, one particular strain homegrown in Southern California appears to have made its way around the world in a short time — and holiday travel...

With 95 percent of hospitals reporting, COVID-19 hospitalizations are down 101 to 1,989. This is the first time hospitalizations have been below 2,000 since late November.

With 95 percent of hospitals reporting, COVID-19 hospitalizations are down 101 to 1,989. This is the first time hospitalizations have been below 2,000 since late November.

With 95 percent of hospitals reporting, COVID-19 hospitalizations are down 101 to 1,989. This is the first time hospitalizations have been below 2,000 since late November.

A COVID-19 variant first identified in Southern California appears to have spread to at least 19 states and several other countries, a study published Thursday suggests. The variant accounted for about 44% of Southern California cases as of late January, nearly double from a month earlier, the study said. It was first identified in a single case in July and reemerged during a holiday surge in cases in the Los Angeles area. More research is needed to determine if the variant spreads more easily ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s second-largest city will begin its third lockdown due to a rapidly spreading COVID-19 cluster centered on hotel quarantine.

MEXICO CITY __ Mexico is reducing its COVID-19 alert level in about half of the country’s states amid a drop in infections and hospitalizations in many