The saliva of patients infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 virus contains a larger number of novel coronavirus particles in a state that is more prone to transmission, a team of Japanese ...

Tokyo’s first community spread of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus was confirmed on Christmas Eve, Governor Yuriko Koike said at a news conference. The COVID-19 patient has no history of ...

White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that just about everyone in the U.S. will likely be exposed to the omicron variant at some point in the near future. "I think, in many ...

He has started by talking about the Omicron variant. He says: "We've known from outset of pandemic, variants have been inevitable." Prof Van-Tam says this variant is of increased concern - but there ...

BALTIMORE, Md — With spring in bloom and more people heading outdoors, the past COVID-19 winter may seem like a distant memory. Yet, the omicron variant isn’t fading away. “There were three different ...

In just the past two weeks, many of us are finding out about so many people who have contracted COVID-19. Dr. David Hamer, an infectious disease attending physician at Boston Medical Center, says ...

The immune system’s first encounter with a virus or vaccine establishes a “starting template” that shapes its response to new ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- 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 ...

LUSAKA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Zambia has detected its first cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant in three people who tested positive for COVID-19 in the past week, the health ministry said on Saturday ...

United Airlines has been forced to cancel 121 flights on Christmas Eve, in part, due to the coronavirus omicron variant. According to Flight Aware, United Airlines has canceled 121 flights on Friday, ...