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The Omicron variant was in Europe earlier than previously thought, and it's not clear if the person had been to southern Africa, officials say
The Dutch National Institute for Public Health said the Omicron variant was found in samples taken …
Sinéad Baker
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Here are all the mutations in the Omicron variant and why they are scaring scientists
The Omicron variant has an unprecedented combination of mutations. Many of those mutations are comp…
Marianne Guenot
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Moderna says it might release a modified COVID-19 vaccine for the Omicron variant by early 2022
Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson said they're also testing whether their vaccines are effective at figh…
Yelena Dzhanova
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The Omicron variant now makes up 95% of recent COVID-19 cases in the US, the CDC said
The CDC's estimates suggested that the latest record-breaking surge of COVID-19 cases was being dri…
Jake Epstein
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A 'large wave' of Omicron cases and hospitalizations is coming to the US, Biden official tells Axios
The Omicron variant appears to be more infectious, which could mean more people ending up severely …
Sinéad Baker
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Moderna's CEO doubtful the current crop of COVID-19 vaccines will be as effective against Omicron variant as they have been against Delta
Stéphane Bancel told the Financial Times "there is no world" where current vaccines will fight the …
Julie Gerstein
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The first American to die of the Omicron variant was an unvaccinated Texas man who had previously caught COVID-19
The Omicron variant now accounts for 73% of sequenced COVID-19 cases in the United States, the CDC …
Rebecca Cohen
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Japan, Israel, and Morocco ban all foreign travelers from entering over Omicron variant fears
Monday also marks the start of US travel restrictions from eight countries in southern Africa, wher…
Jake Epstein
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3 reasons why the Omicron variant will hurt the economy less than past waves, according to JPMorgan
Omicron brought new risks to the world economy, but its rapid spread and reduced severity mean it p…
Ben Winck
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WHO director warns against calling the Omicron variant 'mild,' even if it's less severe than Delta
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said hospitals were becoming both "overcrowded and …
Jake Epstein
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Omicron could displace Delta by boosting immunity against the variant, a small study suggests
Infection with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus appears to enhance immunity against Delta, a …
Grace Dean
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Pfizer said an updated version of its COVID-19 vaccine will be 'ready in 100 days' if the new Omicron variant is resistant to its current vaccine
Pfizer expects to know within two weeks whether the variant is resistant to its current vaccine, a …
Yelena Dzhanova
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Fauci says we won't need a 'variant-specific booster' to fight Omicron
Fauci said the current COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will enhance protection against the Omicron v…
Rebecca Cohen
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Moderna is working on a booster for the fall that will target the Omicron variant, CEO Stéphane Bancel says
The latest estimates from the CDC say the Omicron variant accounts for about 95% of all current COV…
Connor Perrett
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Former White House advisor says the US 'would already have modified vaccines' to deal with Omicron variant if Trump were still president
COVID-19 vaccines were developed under the Trump administration and were accessed by the public 11 …
Yelena Dzhanova
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A couple who visited South Africa were arrested for escaping their quarantine hotel in the Netherlands and trying to flee the country
The couple were quarantining in a hotel near Amsterdam alongside at least 13 people who had the Omi…
Bill Bostock
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Omicron's 'wacko' combination of mutations has scientists split over whether it developed in humans or animals
The Omicron variant may have emerged in an immunocompromised host, but scientists haven't ruled out…
Aria Bendix,Marianne Guenot,H…
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The Omicron variant could throw the booming economic recovery off the rails, Fed Chair Powell says
Even if the variant is less of a health risk than Delta, public concern could hammer the recovery a…
Ben Winck
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Omicron-variant cases have been found in New York and LA, officials say
Officials in New York urged people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and wear masks but said not t…
Sinéad Baker
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The Omicron variant carries a number of genetic mutations that might cause it to spread quickly, even among vaccinated people: report
It's not clear yet whether existing COVID-19 vaccines will protect against the variant, but scienti…