The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed the COVID-19 delta variant as one of its "variants of concern" (VOCs) on June 15. According to the CDC, VOCs can be more contagious, more ...

Several COVID-19 variants are acting uniquely enough to qualify as a distinct strain. And you might have heard about one on ...

While the delta COVID-19 variant is the dominant strain in the U.S., it’s now officially the dominant strain worldwide “by far,” officials from the World Health Organization said during a Sept. 21 ...

LOS ANGELES - As cases of the novel coronavirus and its delta variant continue to increase, a new projection model shows there are no signs of the hyper-contagious variant slowing down — foreshadowing ...

Estimates show the variant accounts for over 51% of all new cases nationwide. A highly contagious variant of the novel coronavirus that was initially identified in India is now the dominant strain in ...

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Pfizer announced Wednesday that data shows a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine can “strongly” boost protection against the highly transmissible delta variant. The pharmaceutical and ...

With the Delta variant in play, federal health officials are analyzing the latest numbers to look at the frequency and seriousness of COVID-19 breakthrough infections. Will we need booster shots? And ...

The delta coronavirus variant surging across the United States appears to cause more severe illness and spread as easily as chickenpox, according to an internal document from the US Centers for ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed the COVID-19 delta variant as one of its "variants of concern" (VOCs) on June 15. According to the CDC, VOCs can be more contagious, more ...

ATLANTA, Ga. — The delta variant that’s now the dominant strain of coronavirus in the U.S. appears to be as transmissible as chickenpox, according to an internal document from the Centers for Disease ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Bay Area doctors and health officials are concerned about the rapid spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant, warning significant outbreaks could trigger a setback for the state.

"The rules have changed. We have a different epidemic now that we did in May." Adding more insight into the CDC’s updated mask guidance, newly published details of the Provincetown outbreak raise ...