A COVID variant called "Cicada" is spreading. Here's what to know.

The COVID-19 variant BA.3.2, nicknamed "Cicada," has been detected in at least 23 countries and half the states in the U.S.

COVID variant 'Cicada' sees jump in US cases. What are the symptoms?

While COVID-19 cases are down overall nationwide, the Cicada variant is quickly gaining ground, new data shows.
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What we know about the new 'cicada' COVID-19 variant

Its official name is BA.3.2, but it’s earned the nickname "cicada" because, analogous to the insect’s pattern, it first appeared back in 2024, went dormant for a while, and resurfaced in the U.S. late ...

Trust in vaccines needs rebuilding despite ‘extraordinary feat’ of Covid jabs, inquiry finds

Heather Hallett hails scheme but urges ministers and health services to promote better vaccine awareness ...
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What you need to know about the new ‘Cicada’ COVID variant

The new COVID-19 variant BA.3.2 is being monitored by epidemiologists — but it doesn't account for a major surge of cases yet ...

Vaccines a huge success, but public trust must be earned - key findings from Covid report

More than 20,000 people who have made Covid-related claims to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, a form of financial support ...

Elon Musk Amplifies Baseless Claim About COVID-19 Vaccine

Elon Musk this week amplified an unfounded claim, based on a distortion of vaccine safety monitoring data, that COVID-19 ...

Hockey coach admits using a false COVID-19 vaccine certificate to enter China for Olympics

Swiss ice hockey coach Patrick Fischer has admitted he used a certificate falsely claiming he’d been vaccinated against COVID ...

Indian Officials See Iran War Shock as Disruptive as Covid

Indian officials say the Iran war could be as disruptive to the country as the Covid pandemic was six years ago and the ...