Study: Early introduction and rise of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant in highly vaccinated university populations.Image Credit: Jon Bilous/Shutterstock. There have been a three to five times ...

Most of the 43 people known to have been infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the US had mild symptoms, but most had been vaccinated and 14 of them had already had booster doses ...

The omicron variant gained an edge over delta both because it ... we're going to see similar types of wave-like behavior," meaning a surge in infection rates following a new variant's introduction.

Omicron sends COVID cases soaring across U.S. 01:47 With the Omicron variant of the coronavirus now dominant across the U.S., federal health officials are pleading with adults to wear masks and ...

Here, we introduce the Omicron family of variants. More detailed descriptions of each strain will follow this introduction. In this first entry, we will introduce the three, how they diverged from ...

Omicron is sweeping away the delta variant, having impacts on hospitalization and population immunity. ... But this re-introduction boosts antibody levels very high, Pillai said.

Animals are still getting COVID-19, but they seem to be more protected against Omicron than humans are. Researchers have some ideas why.

Figuring out how fast Omicron, the new SARS-CoV-2 variant that was discovered in November by South African and Botswana scientists, spreads, and to what extent this form of the virus can outsmart our ...

The symptoms of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 are said to be similar to the common flu. However, experts have recently called itchy eyes a symptom of Omicron. What is the explanation?

The Omicron variant was identified in South Africa at the end of November and has quickly begun to dominate new infections in the country. Here’s what the data tells us so far about how quickly ...