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A new study found global efforts to track variants grossly underreported a probable variant of concern, eta, circulating in Nigeria in early 2021. This was followed by the circulation of a rare delta sublineage in the region that was different from the delta variant that circulated in most other parts of the globe.

Northwestern Medicine investigators continue to study the COVID-19 pandemic, from the biological mechanisms of disease and infection patterns to the pandemic's impact on women and sexual and gender minorities.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has asked that the state Attorney General's office immediately appeal a decision by a downstate judge to implement a restraining...

If the United States ignores COVID-19 in Nigeria, we forgo global genomic surveillance at our own peril, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study

If the United States ignores COVID-19 in Nigeria, we forgo global genomic surveillance at our own peril, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications.

Chicago's top doctor responds to questions over when the city's vaccine mandate could be lifted as metrics continue a downward trend. Meanwhile, Illinois...

Chicago's top doctor responds to questions over when the city's vaccine mandate could be lifted as metrics continue a downward trend. Meanwhile, Illinois...

Northwestern Medicine researchers identified the first BA.2 omicron subvariant case in Illinois Monday.  Scientists at the Center for Pathogen Genomics and Microbial Evolution detected the subvariant in an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 on Jan. 18. While there are only a few BA.2 cases in the U.S., it is slowly spreading across the globe. ...

Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic across Illinois today:

The case was detected over the weekend in a Northwestern lab from a patient who was tested on Jan. 18.