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Pfizer says its booster blocks Omicron

WASHINGTON — A third shot of the Pfizer vaccine provides robust protection against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the head of the pharmaceutical giant revealed Wednesday morning, adding to a growing — if yet early — sense that...

Fauci says effects of Omicron may be less severe

WASHINGTON — Contracting the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus is less likely to lead to severe illness than other variants, like Delta, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top medical adviser to President Biden, said at a briefing of the...

White House blames Republicans for prolonging the pandemic

WASHINGTON — With the Omicron variant of the coronavirus having made landfall in the United States and with public discontent with the economy on the rise, the White House blamed Republicans for its woes.“There are some forces against us,”...

'Americans seem to have become numb to Delta': Omicron is coming, but older variant is still driving infections

WASHINGTON — The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has dominated the news since its discovery in southern Africa was announced last week, but it is the Delta variant — which has been in the United States for months —...

Biden unveils 'winter plan' for fighting Omicron variant

WASHINGTON — Just hours after Minnesota public health officials confirmed the nation’s second case of the Omicron variant, President Biden unveiled a “winter plan” intended to combat the new coronavirus strain in the coming months.“We’re going to fight this...

Omicron variant shows need for rapid COVID tests

WASHINGTON — A confluence of risk factors, including the rise of a new coronavirus variant, could have the United States on the cusp of a surge in COVID-19 cases, but wider and more consistent deployment of rapid, at-home diagnostic testing...

Biden: We won't fight Omicron with lockdowns

WASHINGTON — President Biden said on Monday that the expected arrival of the Omicron variant won’t lead to new restrictions, even as he admitted that little is known about this newest strain of the coronavirus, which was first detected...

Omicron variant: What's next for the U.S.?

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, millions of Americans gathered for what was, for many, their first normal Thanksgiving since 2019. On Friday, the nation groggily awoke to news that a new coronavirus variant, tagged as B.1.1.529 and named Omicron, had...

Yes, you can have a normal (vaccinated) Thanksgiving

WASHINGTON — “Come and take it,” the combative message read below a stylized image of a Thanksgiving turkey. The reference was to a famous statement of defiance, one harking back to the Texas Revolution of 1835. It was a...

Remote schooling led to catastrophic learning loss, new study finds

WASHINGTON — Remote schooling during the 2020-21 academic year contributed to “highly significant” learning loss, according to a new study published Monday by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). The findings are based on scores from standardized tests...

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