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Two new Omicron sub-variants detected in Africa and Europe
South African scientists have detected two new sub-variants of the highly contagious Omicron varian…
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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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'A black Black Friday': Here's what analysts are saying as global stocks plunge on fears about new COVID variant
US stocks slid when markets opened Friday after a new, highly mutated COVID variant was identified …
Harry Robertson
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Qatar Airways says it is not accepting passengers on its flights from 2 African nations immediately due to the new Omicron variant
Qatar Airways has enacted the most dramatic restrictions of any airline worldwide after the WHO dee…
Taylor Rains
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Vaccines could still protect against Omicron via powerful 'T cells' that are hard to measure but prevent severe illness and death
Omicron seems better at dodging antibodies from two doses of vaccine. But vaccines could still prot…
Marianne Guenot
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COVID cases in South Africa spiked 400% in a week in the wake of Omicron being found there
Cases are rising at a record rate, and Omicron appears to be dominant in most provinces, President …
Marianne Guenot
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The Omicron variant has landed in the US: California just reported its first case
Omicron was likely spreading in the US before California reported its first case — a San Francisco …
Aria Bendix
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The 2 factors that will determine if Omicron is a true threat, according to Pfizer's top scientist
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Leah Rosenbaum
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WHO slams countries for putting travel bans on southern Africa, saying it 'attacks global solidarity'
Countries put travel bans on multiple southern African nations after the Omicron coronavirus varian…
Sinéad Baker
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Jen Psaki says South Africa turned down the US's offer of additional COVID-19 vaccine doses
About a quarter of people in South Africa are fully vaccinated as the new coronavirus variant, Omic…
Eliza Relman
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61 COVID-19 cases were detected on flights from South Africa to the Netherlands amid concern of new Omicron variant
"I am surrounded by MORONS who don't even have their masks on. When we're marooned because of a pos…
Katie Balevic
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Chair of South African Medical Association says Omicron cases are mild so far, but it's too soon to the determine risk of severe disease
"We really just need to hold tight to see how this plays out and what our next move is," an epidemi…
Aria Bendix
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United and Delta say they aren't cutting flights to South Africa as new travel restrictions throw a wrench in the recovery of international travel
United Airlines and Delta Air Lines had just started flying to South Africa again only to have thei…
Thomas Pallini
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A leading public health expert has pleaded with Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett to help fight coronavirus variants in Africa
The plea, from the director of South Africa's Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation, comes af…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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EU member states agree to ban flights from southern Africa over new coronavirus variant 'Omicron' rapidly spreading there
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it was important that Europeans "act very s…
Alexandra Ma
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The new COVID-19 variant grabbing global headlines, this is what we know so far about it
After the Delta variant, a new COVID-19 variant named ‘B.1.1529’, which was found in South Africa, …
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UK suspending flights from 6 African countries over new coronavirus variant fears: 'Our scientists are deeply concerned'
The UK is suspending flights from several African countries over a newly identified coronavirus var…
Blake Dodge
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4 questions scientists are racing to answer about the new Omicron coronavirus variant
Scientists are racing to learn more about the Omicron variant, which has more than 30 mutations on …
Erin Schumaker
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Chart shows how quickly the new coronavirus variant spread in part of South Africa, totally supplanting Delta
Early data shared by South African health officials showed B.1.1.529 rapidly taking hold in one pro…