Labs at Seattle-based University of Washington Medicine are gearing up to test the COVID-19 omicron variant against current vaccines and natural immunity to other strains, according to a Nov. 29 ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- When comparing omicron vs. delta variants, omicron has 53% less risk of hospitalization and 91% less risk of death, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky revealed on Wednesday.

JOYSBIO, one of the world's leading manufacturers of COVID-19 tests, announces their tests are available everywhere and identifies new, dangerous variants. TIANJIN, China, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - ...

The race is on for new treatments that stand up to omicron's explosive spread. With omicron's explosive spread threatening to outpace current COVID-19 treatments, the race is on to find new options ...

Omicron was also quick to make an economic hit. The new Covid variant sent oil plummeting 13% on Friday as investors feared new government restrictions and slower economic growth. US crude finished ...

The coronavirus has come a long way since 2020. While the days of sanitizing Amazon packages and standing six feet apart may feel like they’re behind us (and they very well may be), the SARS-Co-V-2 ...

Neutralizing antibody levels rose 37-fold one month after the booster was given. Moderna announced Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine booster increases antibody levels against the omicron variant within ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strengthened recommendations for booster doses of coronavirus vaccine Monday, saying all adults should get boosted six months after the second dose of ...

NEW YORK -- What are the symptoms of omicron? Health experts still don't know if the new variant is causing milder COVID-19, but more indicators are emerging. The World Health Organization's top ...

The omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus was responsible for a wave of cases in the U.S. and many countries around the world. Although health experts are mainly concerned about transmission ...