"The most common symptoms include sore throat, high fevers, lots of nasal congestion and dry cough ," Dr. Juanita Mora, MD, a board-certified physician specializing in allergy and immunology, says.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSTM) — With omicron cases of COVID-19 displaying more mild symptoms than previous strains of the coronavirus, experts say it's easy for people to think they have a common cold. The ...

Covid symptoms linked to the new omicron variant have been described as "extremely mild" by the South African doctor who first raised the alarm over the new strain. Dr. Angelique Coetzee told the BBC ...

Right now, chances are these symptoms are caused by Covid ... XFG, a sub-variant of the once infamous Omicron, was first detected in January. This strain of the virus, which has been nicknamed Stratus ...

Since SARS-CoV-2 first emerged in late 2019 the virus has spawned dozens of lineages, a handful of global "variants of concern" that changed the course of the pandemic.

As of October 2025, the predominant covid-19 strains circulating are the Omicron subvariants XFG, known as "Stratus," and NB.

The XFG COVID-19 variant, aka "Stratus," is spreading rapidly in the U.S. as cases climb. Here's what to know about symptoms of the newly dominant strain ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, according to experts. Even though cities and states are loosening mask requirements and allowing their emergency declarations to expire, the ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Preliminary data out of South Africa is giving the world insight into how strong omicron really is. The South African Medical Research Council just reported this variant may cause ...

NEW YORK -- This holiday season held promise for Americans, many of whom spent Christmas 2020 in quarantine or away from loved ones due to a nasty winter COVID-19 surge. Yet in the last week or so, ...

The question hung in the air like a bad odor, silencing the small group of fully vaccinated and boosted friends and family at my dinner table. "Why not just get omicron and get it over with? It's mild ...

Picture a not-too-distant future when you can book that summer trip to Italy or you don't have to remember to take off your mask for graduation photos. After the past 25 months, forgetting the ...