As evidence mounts that the omicron variant is less deadly than prior COVID-19 strains, one oft-cited explanation is that viruses always evolve to become less virulent over time. The problem, experts ...

Differing strains of the coronavirus continue to appear around the world and a new COVID-19 variant, the so-called "Delta" variant, has health experts concerned. The variant, otherwise known as B.1617 ...

COVID-19 vaccination before or during pregnancy was linked to lower risk for severe maternal disease in the delta or omicron variant periods, ...

People who were diagnosed with severe COVID-19 infections from the first wave of the pandemic could face double the risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study has found. The study, published this ...

For months, a purported warning has spread on social media about an alleged "new COVID-Omicron XBB variant" — a new strain of the coronavirus that has spread globally since early 2020. Framed as ...

The Delta variant is expected to eclipse the Alpha variant in the next couple weeks, which worries health officials, said Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The study did not involve cases from the latest omicron surge. Both vaccination and a prior infection provided protection against another infection and hospitalization due to COVID-19 during the ...

Delta Air Lines will pay $8.1 million to settle claims it exceeded executive compensation limits under the federal COVID Payroll Support Program. The Justice Department alleged Delta misrepresented ...

(AP/NEXSTAR) — Delta Air Lines will charge employees on the company health plan $200 a month if they fail to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a policy the airline’s top executive says is necessary ...

Delta Air Lines will pay tens of millions of dollars to settle a class-action lawsuit from customers who said the airline wouldn’t refund their canceled flights in the beginning of the Covid-19 ...