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Omicron just as deadly as earlier Covid variants, Harvard scientists claim
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Omicron variant of Covid-19 is just as potent as other variants that came before it, according...
Omicron may be less likely to cause long Covid, but that's not the whole story
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoThe omicron variant may be less likely to lead to long Covid symptoms after infection compared to...
BA.5 Omicron Is Winning The Covid Variant Battle In The U.S., Especially In The Southwest
Deadline via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe BA.5 Omicron variant, first identified in South Africa on February 26, now seems to have an edge...
Vaccines still key in curbing COVID amid Omicron BA.2.75 cases: Singapore experts
Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoCOVID-19 vaccines remain broadly effective in reducing the severity of diseases and hospitalisation...
Are mask mandates coming back with new COVID-19 variant? Here’s what experts are saying
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoCOVID-19 Antigen Rapid tests indicate positive results in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023....
New COVID-19 variant Eris is spreading across U.S., CDC says
United Press International via Yahoo News· 9 months agoEris is one of several Omicron subvariants that are descendants of the XBB strain, which is the...
Highly mutated COVID variant ‘Pirola’ JN.1 is fueling the pandemic’s second highest U.S. wave—and...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoCOVID levels have reached their second-highest level of the pandemic in the U.S., according to...
New COVID variant under monitoring carries slew of novel mutations
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOn August 17, the World Health Organization designated BA.2.86, or Pirola, a “variant under...
Newer COVID-19 variants less likely to cause smell and taste loss
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance A new study has found newer variants of COVID-19, like omicron, are less likely to...
The Fast-Spreading New COVID-19 Subvariant XBB Is Part of a ‘New Class’ of Omicron
Prevention via Yahoo News· 2 years agoXBB or Gryphon is a new COVID-19 Omicron subvariant that’s soaring in Singapore. Here’s what you...