The Stratus COVID-19 variant has been fueling a rise in cases across the country. Stratus is currently the dominant variant in the U.S. This variant is slightly more infectious than previous variants.

A new COVID-19 variant called "Stratus" has been circulating in Oklahoma, and the state's positive test rate has been higher than the national average during the summer months. Stratus is the ...

As with every flu season, new strains of the virus that causes COVID-19 are spreading across Europe, the United States, and other parts of the world. The latest one to draw attention is the Stratus ...

KBIA's Rebecca Smith after receiving both her COVID-19 booster and flu shot in 2021. Flu season is underway, and while cases are still low in Missouri, medical professionals are watching a variant ...

This variant is slightly more infectious than previous variants. COVID-19 cases were relatively low across the country for most of the summer, but they’re now creeping up again. Data shows that this ...

As the weather cools and fall approaches, COVID-19 cases are still spiking in much of the United States. The country has yet to emerge from a late summer COVID wave driven by the highly contagious new ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Flu is rising rapidly across the U.S., driven by a new variant of the virus — and cases are expected to keep growing with holiday travel. That variant, known as “subclade K,” led to ...

A new form of the flu, which is highly contagious and aggressive, is sweeping the nation this season. A mutation of influenza A H3N2, called subclade K, has been detected as the culprit in rising ...