While COVID-19 cases are down overall nationwide, the Cicada variant is quickly gaining ground, new data shows.

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.

While the latest variant, called Cicada, carries more mutations, it’s still part of the Omicron family that emerged in 2021.

The acting CDC director cited concerns with the methodology, but the design has long been used to test vaccine effectiveness.

The CDC was expected last month to publish a study showing that Covid vaccines reduced the likelihood of severe illness, but ...

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya objected to the study’s methodology, saying it gave an inaccurate picture of the vaccine’s benefits.

Under anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have ...

Richland County received $2.2 million in federal funds in 2021 for pandemic-relief efforts, dispersing $800,000. The remaining $1.4 million has sat untouched.

Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, its economic impact lingers, with long COVID disrupting the employment of around ...

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 ...