EXCLUSIVE: Covid 19 Cicada variant ‘set to become dominant in UK - and put kids at risk'

The Covid cicada variant is sweeping the UK as a leading microbiologist who is analysing the BA.3.2 strain here tells the Mirror it could disproportionately affect children

What you should know about the new COVID-19 'Cicada' variant

A new COVID-19 variant that some have dubbed the "Cicada" variant is quietly spreading across the globe, carrying an unusually high number of mutations that could help it slip past existing immunity,
NBC New York

XFG ‘Stratus' COVID variant spreading rapidly in U.S. as cases surge

As the weather cools and fall approaches, COVID-19 cases are still spiking in much of the United States. The country has yet to emerge from a late summer COVID wave driven by the highly contagious new “Stratus” variant, which is sickening Americans ...
Los Angeles Magazine

In California, ‘Stratus’ COVID Variant Corresponds To Rise In Cases

At the L.A. County Sentinel Surveillance Laboratories, 12.6% of specimens tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. This rise in positive cases is accompanied by the emergence of a newer variant of the ...