CDC says JN.1 variant accounts for about 86% of COVID cases in US
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday estimated COVID subvariant JN.1 to account for about 85.7% of cases in …
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CDC says JN.1 variant accounts for 39%-50% of COVID cases in US
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday that COVID subvariant JN.1 accounts for 39% to 50% of cases …
US CDC says existing antibodies can work against new COVID variant
(Reuters) – Early research data has shown that antibodies produced by prior infection or existing vaccines against the coronavirus were sufficient to protect against the …
Pfizer’s updated COVID shot effective against ‘Eris’ variant in mice study
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc said on Thursday its updated COVID-19 shot, which is being tested against emerging variants, showed neutralizing activity against the “Eris” subvariant …
US FDA advises COVID vaccine makers to develop shots aimed at XBB.1.5 variant
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday it has advised manufacturers that are updating their COVID-19 vaccines to develop monovalent …
Restaurant Industry Financial Security in Danger of Being Wiped Out by Delta Variant
Association letter to Congressional Leadership urges adequate funds to replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Washington, DC (-) The National Restaurant Association and its state restaurant …
Great News! Boston University just created a deadlier COVID-19 variant that is immune to vaccines
BOSTON, MA – Boston University is under fire for performing what some experts are calling gain-of-function research after a report that they have successfully made …
Reinfection, severe outcome more common with BA.5 variant; virus spike protein toxic to heart cells
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate …
Pfizer/BioNTech say Omicron-based COVID shots improve response vs that variant
By Michael Erman NEW YORK – Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Saturday that a booster dose of updated versions of their COVID-19 vaccine, …
Moderna CEO: COVID variant vaccine to be ready for shipping in August
LONDON – Moderna’s COVID-19 variant vaccine will be ready to ship in August as the company has been making shots ahead of approval, Chief Executive …
Worldwide COVID cases surpass 500 million as Omicron variant BA.2 surges
By Kavya B and Aparupa Mazumder (Reuters) – Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 500 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as the highly contagious …
New Jersey Governor Murphy Won’t Completely Rule Out Return to Masking as New COVID Variant Spreads
TRENTON, NJ – As COVID-19 cases statewide drop to lows not seen since last spring, Governor Phil Murphy this week warned of a new strain …
White House: Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time
WASHINGTON – The White House said on Monday that the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant of COVID-19 had been circulating in the United States for some time, …
New Jersey Department of Health identifies Omicron ‘stealth variant’ but should you worry?
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Health this week reported cases of a COVID-19 omicron stealth variant but right now, the science and …
Omicron infections slowing where variant first hit, says regional agency
BRASILIA -COVID-19 infections and deaths in the Americas are still increasing, but the rise in infections seems to be slowing down in places hit earliest …
Chinese Officials Call To End Overseas Deliveries Because Of Omicron Variant
Officials in Beijing have urged for an end to overseas deliveries, saying that the Omicron coronavirus variant can spread by opening packages that originate in …
Dr. Fauci says vaccine’s failure to stop variant infections was ‘communication error’ despite claims otherwise
Dr. Anthony Fauci now suggests that Americans who thought their two-dose COVID-19 vaccination and booster shots were going to keep them protected from contracting the …
Biden Says COVID Rapid Test Shortage Not His Administration’s Fault Because Latest Variant Was Such A Surprise
President Joe Biden deflected blame for the COVID-19 rapid test shortage amid a surge of cases from the Omicron variant, arguing the new strain was …
The next COVID-19 variant is scheduled to be ‘pi’ which is an ‘irrational’ and ‘infinite’ number
When the World Health Order named the Omicron variant, it intentionally skipped two Greek letters from the previous delta variant. The WHO has been going …
Pfizer predicts 2nd booster shot in early 2022 to protect against so far, mild omicron variant
This week, Dr. Anthony Fauci said America will soon change the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ to include those people with their first round of vaccinations, …
Energy company Omicron dealing with the fallout from latest COVID-19 variant, omicron
When the founder of the energy company Omicron named his company back in 1984, Rainer Aberer never thought one day his company might share a …
Governor Hochul says omicron variant ‘it’s coming’ to New York, announces authority to cut elective surgeries as staffing shortages continue
“It’s coming!” That’s what New York Governor Kathy Hochul said when she announced the Department of Health will now be permitted to limit non-essential, non-urgent …
Stock Market Nosedives After Reports Of New COVID-19 Variant
The stock market plummeted Friday following reports that a new, more contagious variant is rapidly spreading in South Africa and parts of Europe. The Dow …