December 8, 2021 Omicron: Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine may only partially protect against new variant, study suggests A new study led by the Africa Health Research Institute reportedly suggests that the omicron COVID-19 variant escapes antibody immunity induced by two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
December 8, 2021 Omicron variant 'almost certainly' less severe than delta, Fauci says Dr. Anthony Fauci, America's top infectious disease expert, said Tuesday that early indications suggest the omicron COVID-19 variant is potentially milder than previous strains.
December 6, 2021 Next pandemic may be more lethal, scientist behind AstraZeneca vaccine warns One of the scientists behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is warning that the next pandemic may be more contagious and more lethal unless more money is devoted to research and preparations to fight emerging viral threats.
December 5, 2021 Fauci says officials feel 'very badly' about African travel ban, will reevaluate policy Dr. Anthony Fauci revealed that officials are re-evaluating the travel ban on several southern African countries after a dozen other countries confirmed cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant.
December 3, 2021 Omicron 3 times more likely to cause reinfection than previous COVID variants: researchers South African scientists say the risk of reinfection from the omicron COVID-19 variant is at least three times higher than for previous variants.
December 2, 2021 Omicron variant in the US: What we know Here's what we know about the omicron variant of COVID-19 in the U.S. after its first case was announced Wednesday.
December 1, 2021 COVID cases double over 24 hours in South Africa, where omicron variant was discovered South Africa's new cases of COVID-19 nearly doubled in a day, authorities reported Wednesday, signaling a dramatic surge in the country where scientists detected the omicron variant last week.
December 1, 2021 Omicron detected in California, first case in the US, officials say A traveler who returned to California from South Africa has become the first person in the United States identified to have the omicron variant of COVID-19, officials confirmed Wednesday.
December 1, 2021 Travel amidst omicron: WHO says people aged 60 and older should delay travel to certain areas In guidance released on international travel in relation to the COVID-19 omicron variant, the World Health Organization (WHO) wrote Tuesday that people ages 60 and older should delay travel to "areas with community transmission."
November 30, 2021 University of Oxford on omicron: No proof COVID-19 vaccines won't prevent against severe disease The University of Oxford said Tuesday there was no evidence that current COVID-19 vaccines would not continue to protect against severe disease from the omicron variant.
