SAN FRANCISCO -- Preliminary data out of South Africa is giving the world insight into how strong omicron really is. The South African Medical Research Council just reported this variant may cause ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- There's a new "subvariant" of the omicron variant that's been spreading across Europe and the U.S. Preliminary data shows it's more contagious than omicron. Scientist have named it BA ...

Reputable news organizations such as Reuters, Agence France-Presse (AFP) and South African news website News24 debunked the ...

The new Omicron variant of coronavirus has reportedly got over 30 mutations in the spike protein region giving it the potential to develop an immune escape mechanism, and thus the efficacy of vaccines ...

CHICAGO — The record-shattering COVID surge has proven new variants like omicron can quickly throw the public health response off balance. It’s why scientists around the world are digging deep into ...

The COVID-19 pandemic was the third leading cause of death globally in 2020 and the second in 2021, according to a recent World Health Organization report. The almost 13 million lives lost during ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - As strained U.S. hospitals brace for a new surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the fast-spreading omicron variant, doctors are warning of yet another challenge: the two standard drugs ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Scientists are reporting traces of the COVID-19 variant omicron in sewage from multiple cities across the state of California, including in Southern California. This means the next ...