The new COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa was given the name Omicron by the World Health Organization on Friday. An advisory panel …
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What you need to know about the Omicron COVID variant
The discovery of a new COVID-19 variant in South Africa caused alarm and swift action from a number of countries including travel restrictions. Here’s what you need to know about Omicron.
The discovery of a new COVID-19 variant in South Africa this week caused alarm and swift action from a number of countries including travel …
The manufacturers of America’s most used COVID-19 vaccines insist they have plans in place to quickly adapt to potential challenges presented by the …
BioNTech said Monday it has started working on a COVID-19 vaccine to specifically target the new Omicron variant. The biotechnology company, which …
The South African doctor who first sounded the alarm on the Omicron variant of the coronavirus said that its symptoms are “unusual but mild” in …
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday warned that the new Omicron variant is “troublesome” because it contains mutations that could evade immunity from past …
The new Omicron variant poses a “very high” risk of infection that could have “severe consequences” globally, the World Health Organization warned …
The head of the National Institutes of Health said Sunday that the new Omicron variant has a “record” number of mutations but claimed the current …
Vaccine efficacy for the “highly contagious” Omicron variant has likely dropped — but the full data won’t be available for at least two weeks, …
President Biden said Monday that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was a “cause for concern, not a cause for panic” and urged Americans to get vaccine …
The US will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other nearby countries from next week as fears grow over the new COVID-19 Omicron variant, …
No cases of thenew COVID–19Omicronvariant have been confirmed in the US to date, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday. The …
The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, named by WHO after a letter in the Greek alphabet, has now been detected in the United Kingdom, while …
The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus could already be in the United States, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Saturday, as countries such as Israel …
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a raft of “temporary and precautionary” new rules to combat the spread of the “monstrous” …
The US State Department on Saturday formally warned Americans against traveling to South Africa and seven of its neighbors for fear of the new …
Israel took drastic action against the new Omicron coronavirus variant Saturday aiming to close its borders to foreign travelers. The ban, if it …
The Netherlands detected 13 cases of the concerning new Omicron variant among airline passengers flying in from South Africa last week, health …
Two cases of the quickly-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus have been reported in Canada, officials confirmed Sunday. Both cases were …
Japan announced Monday that it would shut its borders to foreigners for a month to prevent the spread of Omicron — joining Israel and Morocco in …
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday urged every New Yorker to again wear masks in all indoor public places as city health officials prepared for the …
President Biden on Monday repeatedly mispronounced Omicron as he claimed he was on top of the potentially more contagious COVID-19 variant — before …
