Coronavirus Mutation
New XEC coronavirus variant spreading worldwide: What you need to know
The coronaviruses have continued to create new strains, the latest being XEC, which can evade the immune system. Here’s everything you need to know.
JN.1: What is the new COVID variant in Israel? - explainer
COVID is back, and its hosts are unwittingly letting it mutate inside them - comment
Israel sees 30% spike in daily COVID cases, Health Ministry says
Israeli study uncovers where COVID-19 variants come from
Patients with weakened immune systems develop several highly mutated COVID-19 variants, a new Israeli study has discovered, paving for a better understanding of where coronavirus variants come from.
New COVID-19 variant unlikely to appear - Israeli expert
Latest Omicron sub-variants can infect even those who have been vaccinated and infected in the past and cause mostly mild symptoms.
COVID-19: Omicron variant did not wipe out Delta, it could return - study
While the Delta virus wiped out the variants that preceded it, Omicron has not eliminated Delta, according to a new study from Israel's Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
WHO says it is analyzing two new Omicron COVID sub-variants
Viruses mutate all the time but only some mutations affect their ability to spread or evade prior immunity from vaccination or infection, or the severity of disease they cause.
Coronavirus in Israel: Ash says COVID-19 likely to never go away
Nearly 44,000 Israelis tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday • 1,161 are in critical condition, 288 on ventilators.
Omicron BA.2 variant to become dominant worldwide - WHO regional director
Dr. Dorit Nitzan explains the difference between Omicron and the new sub-variant, and why there may be bigger issues at hand.
COVID-19: Omicron sub-variant more transmissible, not more severe
The next major COVID-19 variant will be more contagious than Omicron, but not necessarily more severe.
COVID-19: Hamsters can infect humans with the coronavirus - study
Hamsters were found to have brought the Delta variant back to Hong Kong. They are the second known animal to be able to infect humans with COVID-19, after minks.
New MERS-related virus NeoCoV may be more lethal, transmissible - study
The World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned against making such conclusions before further study can be done.
High number of Omicron mutations render antibodies ineffective - study
New research indicates the 46 mutations found in the COVID-19 Omicron variant have rendered antibodies ineffective, accounting for the high number of re-infections and breakthrough cases.
