Omicron

Science Coronavirus Coverage Here’s what the science shows so far about whether the BA.2 virus is more transmissible and how it holds…

Emerging evidence suggests high Omicron infection rates won’t necessarily translate into widespread protection against re-infections down the line — unless you’re layering exposure onto the broader immunity provided by vaccines.Though millions have survived Omicron infections in the last month, emerging evidence suggests high infection rates won’t necessarily translate into widespread protection against re-infections — unless…

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If you get COVID-19 in the United States right now, chances are high that it’s the Omicron variant, which now accounts for…

This variant is more transmissible. So how do you protect yourself? And what are the implications for vaccines, masks, hygiene, and social…

Two million Ontario school kids not in class, a near-record number of COVID-19 patients in hospital, and provincewide closures or restrictions on restaurants, bars, gyms and cinemas. It’s definitely not how Premier Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservatives wanted this election year to start off. Premier Doug Ford announced plans to move Ontario schools online as the…

Record case numbers show Alberta is at a critical point in the battle against COVID-19 while public health experts warn that the danger of Omicron infections must not be underplayed.Health-care workers tend to an ICU COVID-19 patient at the Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary in this file photo from Nov. 14, 2020. On Wednesday, Alberta…

The rapidly spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus is causing chaos for millions of travelers and commuters. CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti…

The Omicron variant is spreading faster than any previous coronavirus strain by far. More than 250,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported in…

Canada’s chief public health officer said today there is evidence of community spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant and new COVID-19 cases are expected to “rapidly escalate” in the coming days.Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, said omicron variant cases are expected to ‘rapidly escalate’ in the coming days. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)Canada’s…