5, an Omicron sub-variant of the coronavirus or SARS-Co-V-2. The sub-variant has since been named Eris. About 10 days ago, the World Health Organization designated EG.5 or Eris as a “variant of ...

It is basically a mutant strain, called XE. It is believed to be a hybrid strain of two Omicron sub-variants -- BA.1 and BA.2. The new variant, XE, however, accounts for a small fraction of cases ...

A variant of the Omicron strain of COVID-19 that is more difficult to detect and is reported to spread more easily has arrived in B.C. On Tuesday, the B.C. Health Ministry confirmed 66 cases of ...

The FDA authorized newly modified Covid-19 boosters to target the latest versions of the Omicron variant. But, as WSJ’s Daniela Hernandez explains, a key part of the decision-making process was ...

4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron, according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA). "The wave is driven by BA.4 and BA.5 which are highly-transmissible," Cavaleri added. "Based on current ...

Though there is no evidence that EG.5 causes more severe symptoms than other sub-variants of the Omicron strain, experts say the new variant may more easily evade the immune system. EG.5 ...

The BA.2 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, which is classed as a variant under investigation in the UK, spreads much faster than the original BA.1 strain but it also seems to show ...