WASHINGTON — In hopes of keeping schools functioning normally as a new surge fueled by the Omicron variant appears to be on its way, the Biden administration has endorsed a new strategy called “Test to Stay,” intended to prevent...
To get an early sense of what the heavily mutated Omicron variant has in store for the United States, look no further than Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.On Tuesday, Dec. 7, Cornell conducted 5,456 tests and reported 27 COVID-19...
WASHINGTON — White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday that the new Omicron strain of the coronavirus would not require a variant-specific booster, which would have meant a fourth dose of the vaccine for some Americans. "Our...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday that the Omicron variant will likely become the dominant coronavirus strain in the 27-member European Union by mid-January.“Like many of you, I’m sad that once again this Christmas will be...
As the heavily mutated Omicron variant starts to spread across the U.S., more Donald Trump voters now say they oppose officials “encouraging” Americans to get vaccinated than say they support such encouragement, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.That’s...
The United States on Tuesday marked another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic, surpassing 800,000 deaths from COVID-19.According to data from Johns Hopkins University, more than 800,000 Americans have died from complications from the virus since the pandemic began,...
U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations are now rising in 37 of 50 states, including several with above-average vaccination rates.Meanwhile, COVID cases are again starting to climb in nearly half of the other 13 states, signaling that hospitalizations may soon follow. Among...
As the heavily mutated Omicron variant rips across South Africa at an astonishing rate — likely because it’s better at causing reinfections and breakthrough cases than any previous version of the coronavirus — anxious observers in the U.S. and...
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...
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...
