What To Know About BA.3.2, AKA 'Cicada,' The Highly Mutated COVID Variant Spreading Right Now

Experts explain why this particular strain is more likely to overcome immunity from vaccination or previous infection.
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

What we know about the new 'cicada' COVID-19 variant

Its official name is BA.3.2, but it’s earned the nickname "cicada" because, analogous to the insect’s pattern, it first appeared back in 2024, went dormant for a while, and resurfaced in the U.S. late ...

Long COVID could cost up to €115.3bn per year over the next decade, study shows

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

Alert as ‘Cicada’ Covid strain spreads

Medical experts say it’s not time to panic despite a new strain of the Covid virus detected in other countries landing on ...

Did 60,000 die in Germany because of Covid vaccine? Debunking the Musk-backed viral claim

A testimony by a former Pfizer toxicologist to the German parliament about the safety of Covid vaccines has gained a backer ...
TRT World

Europe faces COVID‑level economic fallout as Iran war escalates: Germany

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposes that Germany help secure the Strait of Hormuz after hostilities, urging ...
USA Today

EMA Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use Adopts Positive Opinion Recommending Authorization of Moderna’s mNEXSPIKE (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA)

CAMBRIDGE, MA / ACCESS Newswire / December 15, 2025 / Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA) today announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has ...
Anadolu Agency

German chancellor warns Iran war could hit Europe as hard as COVID-19

Merz says if US-Israeli war against Iran escalates into regional conflict, its economic impact could be as serious as COVID-19 pandemic - Anadolu Ajansı ...