January 5, 2022 Grammys postpone awards ceremony over omicron COVID variant concerns The Grammy Awards have been postponed due to concerns over the omicron variant. Event organizers cited "too many risks" as coronavirus cases surge across the United States.
January 5, 2022 Novak Djokovic's entry to Australia delayed over visa mishap, being held in guarded room Novak Djokovic could miss the Australian Open this month after a visa mishap involving his vaccine medical exemption has prevented him from entering the country, according to reports.
January 5, 2022 As COVID spikes, our leaders have neglected the need for patient-focused, clear communication Your personal health status and your medical decisions should be between you and your physician – the provider that you know and cares about you.
January 5, 2022 Ivy League professor blasts university coronavirus closings in Atlantic op-ed Ivy League professor Emily Oster published an opinion piece denouncing universities for shutting down amidst rising omicron cases.
January 5, 2022 'Flurona' hits US amid record COVID-19 cases, resurgence of influenza Multiple cases of "flurona," or COVID-19 and an influenza infection simultaneously, have been detected in the United States as the nation sees a resurgence of the flu amid record COVID-19 cases.
January 5, 2022 Immune system T-cells can fight omicron COVID-19 variant, study suggests Immune system T-cell responses remain broadly robust against the omicron variant of coronavirus, according to researchers.
January 5, 2022 Fauci: Reports of milder COVID variant shouldn't be taken as signal US can lessen restrictions White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci cautioned Wednesday that the U.S. should not take reports of milder disease from the omicron variant of the coronavirus as a "signal that we can pull back from" health restrictions and recommendations.
January 5, 2022 COVID cases numbers have taken a back seat to related hospital admissions and deaths Dr. Fauci believes that the shift in focus should be with hospital admissions due to more causes with few or no symptoms
January 5, 2022 Whoopi Goldberg stunned by testing positive for COVID: 'I've done everything I was supposed to do' Co-host of "The View" Whoopi Goldberg described her shock at testing positive for the coronavirus over the show's break for the Christmas and New Year holidays, and declared that she had done everything she was supposed to do to avoid contracting the virus.
January 5, 2022 White House reiterates support for open schools after Chicago Teachers Union votes for remote learning The White House on Wednesday maintained its support for keeping schools opened across the nation as cases of the highly-transmissible omicron variant of COVID-19 continue to rise.
