Omicron better at invading young noses than other variants; smell loss may predict memory issues
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 the findings and that has yet to…
U.S. CDC director: BA.5 estimated to represent 65% of circulating COVID-19 variants
WASHINGTON – The fast-spreading BA.5 sub-lineage of Omicron is estimated to make up 65% of the coronavirus variants in the United States as of last week, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5 make up 70% of COVID variants in U.S. – CDC
(Reuters) – The fast-spreading BA.4 and BA.5 sub-lineages of Omicron are estimated to make up a combined 70.1% of the coronavirus variants in the United States as of July 2, the U.S.…
Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 account for up to 13% of COVID variants in U.S. – CDC
(Reuters) – The BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron are estimated to make up nearly 5% and 8% of the coronavirus variants in the United States as of June 4, the U.S.…
Omicron sub-variant BA.2 accounts for about 55% of COVID variants in U.S. – CDC
(Reuters) -The U.S. national public health agency said on Tuesday that BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron was estimated to account for more than half the coronavirus variants in the country. A resurgence of…
Gilead says COVID drug remdesivir shows antiviral activity against Omicron, other variants
– Gilead Sciences Inc’s drug, remdesivir, showed antiviral activity against Omicron, Delta and other variants of the coronavirus in laboratory studies, the company said on Friday. The study results showed similar activity…
South African scientists will study link between COVID variants and untreated HIV
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON – Leading South African scientists are set to investigate COVID-19 and HIV in tandem, amid mounting evidence that the collision of the two pandemics could be generating new…
US Army Creating Vaccine That Fights All COVID And SARS Variants
Scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research are expected to announce that they’ve created a vaccine that will be effective against all COVID-19 and SARS variants, including Omicron, in the…
Cleanup on aisle Kamala after VP says White House didn’t see the COVID-19 variants coming
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a revealing interview with the Los Angeles Times, Vice President Kamala Harris said the delta and omicron variants took the White House by surprise and they had no…
Murphy’s top doc hints COVID-19 ‘freedoms’ will come and go as variants come and go
TRENTON, NJ – In March of 2020, New Jersey shut down for 14 days to ‘flatten the curve’. One and a half years later, there’s no end in sight and the curves…
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