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Israel detects new COVID-19 variant — All you need to know about it
Israel reports two cases of a new COVID-19 variant on Wednesday. The new variant identified is not …
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How worried should I be about BA.5, on a scale of 1 to 10? We asked 4 leading COVID experts for their rating
The BA.5 subvariant of Omicron is reinfecting at record clip. We asked public-health experts to rat…
Hilary Brueck
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Highly infectious new Omicron sub variant BF.7 detected in India
With a declining trajectory of fresh Covid cases, a new Omicron sub variant, however, is posing a n…
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Omicron sub-variants are triggering a new COVID wave in Europe
Europe is facing a new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic triggered by the highly-transmissible BA.4 and…
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Covid-causing Omicron BF.7 variant highly transmissible but not as severe as Delta variant, say doctors
Just as Indians were getting ready to ring in the new year with a bang after two years of pandemic-…
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The new COVID-19 booster will be available at your local pharmacy by the end of the week
The CDC formally recommended the updated Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna boosters, which means jabs can…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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2 leading disease modelers predict low COVID rates this summer — but we may need new vaccines by fall
Infectious disease modelers told the FDA we're "peaking" at around 80% immunity against Omicron now…
Hilary Brueck
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The BA.2 Omicron subvariant is now dominant in northeastern US states, per CDC data. Some experts warn of an impending new wave.
A CDC map shows how the BA.2 subvariant has outcompeted other types of coronaviruses in the northea…
Marianne Guenot
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6 COVID experts explain why Omicron BA.5 is such a concern, and what they're doing to avoid it
BA.5 is better at evading defenses gained from both vaccines and prior infections. We asked experts…
Hilary Brueck,Natalie Musumeci
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COVID-19 is surging again in Europe thanks to the BA.2 subvariant and is likely to spread to the US soon
Cases in Europe have been rising again after falling over the holiday period. Experts say this coul…
Marianne Guenot
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What's the new Omicron XE variant and should I be worried?
Omicron is a variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that was first discovered in Botswana on November 11 2…
PTI
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What to know about the ultra-infectious Omicron subvariants circulating the US as COVID rates rise, Broadway shows pause, and a mask mandate returns
It's possible that the new, ultra-infectious subvariants driving up cases now could be a sign the v…
Hilary Brueck
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India records its first case of COVID-19 variant 'Omicron XE' in Mumbai
According to the WHO, XE has a community growth rate advantage of about 10 per cent as compared to …
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Scientists found a 2nd type of Omicron that's harder to track since tests struggle to distinguish it from other variants
The BA.2 lineage of Omicron doesn't have the "S-gene dropout" that made the first lineage of Omicro…
Marianne Guenot
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Unvaccinated people are at more risk of catching BA.2, the new Omicron lineage, than any prior type of COVID-19, Danish data indicates
BA.2 was found more transmissible than the earlier Omicron BA.1 virus, which was in turn more infec…
Marianne Guenot
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If you were infected with COVID-19 during the first Omicron wave, you 'really don't have a lot of good protection' against the BA.5 subvariant: Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that the Omicron BA.5 subvariant "substantially evades" antibodies f…
Rebecca Cohen,Katie Anthony
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You'll still be able to get a variant-specific COVID-19 vaccine booster in the fall, even if you get a booster shot now, health leaders say
Health officials encouraged all eligible adults to get boosted now instead of waiting for an Omicro…
Katie Anthony
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Experts react to airlines dropping mask rules, and share how they plan to stay safe from Omicron variants while flying
Masks are optional on planes, trains, and buses in most places across the country, but experts expl…
Hilary Brueck
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Stealth Omicron: Here’s what we know so far about the new subtype of the Omicron variant of COVID-19
The UK Health Service Agency (UKHSA) has already termed the subvariant as ‘variant under investi…
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No change in transmissibility of Omicron BA.4, BA.5, or Omicron BA.6: WHO
While there have been a few cases of new Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5, so far there is no cha…