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 4, 2021 Omicron in the US: Where is it? Cases of the omicron COVID-19 variant are being confirmed around the country this weekend.
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 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.
November 27, 2021 WHO skips over Greek letters 'nu' and 'xi,' names new variant 'omicron' WHO confirmed it skipped the Greek letters "nu" and "xi" in naming its new COVID-19 variant, which it dubbed the "omicron" variant.
November 27, 2021 No cases of COVID-19 omicron variant identified yet in US, CDC says The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday night that no cases of the omicron COVID-19 variant have been identified in the U.S. to date.
November 27, 2021 Dutch authorities check for COVID-19 omicron variant after 61 arrivals from South Africa test positive Dutch authorities are checking for the omicron variant after 61 passengers on two flights from South Africa tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.
November 26, 2021 WHO identifies omicron as new highly transmissible COVID-19 'variant of concern' The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it would classify the new B.1.1.529 COVID-19 strain as a "variant of concern," and labeled it with the Greek alphabet letter “omicron.”
November 26, 2021 Fauci on new COVID-19 variant: US, South African scientists studying potential to evade vaccine antibodies U.S. scientists will talk with South African scientists on Friday about the threat of the new B.1.1.529 COVID-19 variant, including whether or not it can evade antibodies.
