New COVID variant ‘Cicada’ detected in US and 22 countries
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BA.3.2 is a heavily mutated Omicron subvariant first detected in South Africa in 2024 and now confirmed in more than 20 countries.
New Covid variant has been identified and is already spreading in 25 states - Researchers say the strain could evade protection from current Covid shots
A new COVID-19 variant, BA.3.2, has been detected in 25 U.S. states, the CDC reports, with immune escape traits that may evade vaccine protection.
In fall 2025, rumors spread that the strain of the virus in circulation that causes COVID-19 had "very different signs" compared to other strains of the virus. Referring to it as "COVID-25," people said doctors were warning about new symptoms and shared ...