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COVID XEC: Should you worry about the new fast-spreading Omicron subvariant?
The new COVID XEC variant has been making rounds in the news for spreading fast across a bunch of c…
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290 cases of COVID-19 variant KP.2, 34 cases of KP.1 detected in India: INSACOG data
As many as 290 cases of KP.2 and 34 cases of KP.1, both sub-lineages of COVID-19 that are responsib…
PTI
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How Omicron sub-variants escape our body's immune system
Researchers have identified why Omicron sub-variants are better, than previous Covid-19 variants, a…
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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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The Omicron variant is now the most common coronavirus variant in the US, the CDC says
Federal officials said the variant, which is highly transmissible, accounts for 73% of all confirme…
Lauren Frias
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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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A new coronavirus variant called 'Omicron' is now a 'variant of concern,' the WHO said
South Africa first reported the Omicron variant, or B.1.1.529, to the World Health Organization on …
Rebecca Cohen,Aria Bendix
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Early research suggests your risk of getting COVID in the next wave is lower if you already had Omicron. Here's everything we know about BA.2 reinfections.
You can get reinfected with BA.2 if you've had BA.1, but according to researchers the risk appears …
Hilary Brueck
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The coronavirus subvariant surging in Europe is a more-contagious type of Omicron which experts fear could soon take over in the US
The BA.2 subvariant is causing a new wave of infections in Europe, and already makes up about 23% o…
Marianne Guenot
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India’s case tally of new Omicron variant XBB.1.5 reaches five — Here’s what you need to know
The latest data from INSACOG reveals that three samples from Gujarat and one each from Karnataka an…
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Moderna president says 4th COVID-19 shot is probably only necessary for older and immunocompromised people
Young, healthy people may choose not to get boosted if they're not concerned about infection or mil…
Aria Bendix
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The Omicron variant appears to cause croup, a barking cough, in some children under 5: report
Croup is generally harmless, but because it's a cough that sounds like a dog or seal barking, it ca…
Yelena Dzhanova
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COVID-19 patients say Omicron back pain feels like period cramps, kidney stones, or muscle spasms
Back pain has become relatively common among people recently diagnosed with COVID-19. It could offe…
Aria Bendix
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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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As Omicron becomes the dominant variant, the US is averaging 200,000 new COVID-19 cases a day
Omicron now accounts for the majority of COVID-19 cases in the US. Disease experts anticipate a swi…
Aria Bendix
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Australians who were falsely told they'd tested negative for COVID-19 on Christmas Day fear they might have infected family members
A testing lab in New South Wales, Australia, said it mistakenly told more than 400 people they were…
Rebecca Cohen
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Fauci says Omicron variant is 'almost certainly' not more severe than Delta
Dr. Anthony Fauci told AFP that Omicron could potentially cause milder disease than other coronavir…
Rebecca Cohen
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Bill Gates says he's canceled his holiday plans due to Omicron, but he believes the wave will be over by March
"Someday the pandemic will end, and the better we look after each other, the sooner that time will …
Rebecca Cohen,Andrea Michelson
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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 …