The World Health Organization chief said Tuesday that 90 million cases of coronavirus have been reported since the omicron variant was first identified 10 weeks ago—amounting to more than in all of 2020, the first year ...
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A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain is even more infectious than the original version, according to a Danish study published on Monday.
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(HealthDay)—The so-called "stealth" variant of Omicron isn't likely to cause another devastating wave of COVID-19, experts say.
Jan 31, 2022
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Once we've ridden the omicron wave, what's next? Many have assumed that SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, is evolving into a less dangerous virus because the now-dominant omicron variant tends to cause milder ...
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COVID is rampant in Australia and many parts of the world right now. Some people battling or recovering from infection may wonder if catching COVID will give them longer term immunity for when the next wave comes.
Jan 31, 2022
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Indonesia is bracing for a third wave of COVID-19 infections as the highly transmissible omicron variant drives a surge in new cases, health authorities and experts said Saturday.
Jan 29, 2022
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Merck's anti-COVID pill remains "active" against the Omicron variant, the US drugmaker said Friday, citing results from six laboratory studies.
Jan 28, 2022
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As the U.S. nears a national peak in the surge of the omicron variant, many states are already seeing a decline in COVID-19 cases. Mayo Clinic's Predictive Analytics Task Force has been tracking COVID-19 cases in the U.S. ...
Jan 28, 2022
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Germany's coronavirus surge fueled by the omicron variant remains "under control" despite a string of new infection records, the country's health minister said Friday.
Jan 28, 2022
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First, there was alpha, then delta, then omicron. And now there's the so-called "son of omicron," a subvariant that was flagged by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday as a new variant to track.
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