January 11, 2022 Spanish PM urges European leaders to treat COVID-19 as an 'endemic' illness, track it like the flu Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez proposed treating COVID-19 as an “endemic disease" rather than a pandemic this week, saying that Spain is considering a move to start tracking the virus like the flu instead of counting every case.
January 7, 2022 Omicron: What are the variant's symptoms? Cases of the omicron COVID-19 variant have been spreading rapidly around the world – including in the U.S. – forcing health leaders to take action.
January 6, 2022 Omicron should not be categorized as mild, WHO says Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, said Thursday that while the COVID-19 omicron variant seems to be less severe than delta, it should not be categorized as mild.
January 1, 2022 Omicron variant may impact lungs differently, studies say Recent studies suggest that the omicron variant of the coronavirus may be less severe than delta because it impacts the lungs in different ways.
January 1, 2022 FDA close to booster authorization for kids 12-15: report The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reportedly planning to expand eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots on Monday.
December 31, 2021 WHO leader warns of omicron 'tsunami' as South African study posits variant wave may have already peaked World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday he is worried about the omicron and delta variants of the coronavirus creating a "tsunami of cases."
December 30, 2021 Fauci and WHO Director-General disagree on COVID booster programs Dr. Anthony Fauci, and the World Health Organization (Who) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus do not appear to see eye to eye when it comes to booster vaccination programs during the fight against Covid.
December 29, 2021 Experts scramble to solve South Sudan’s mysterious killer outbreak Almost 100 hundred people have died in Fangak, Jonglei State in the northern part of South Sudan from an undiagnosed illness
December 29, 2021 WHO chief worried about ‘tsunami’ of omicron, delta COVID cases Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, said he’s worried about the omicron and delta variants of COVID-19 producing a “tsunami” of cases between them.
December 29, 2021 US breaks record for daily COVID-19 cases; CDC expects infections to rise as variants spread The U.S. record for daily coronavirus cases has been broken.
