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Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios The Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is still spreading rapidly in the United States . . .
CNN — As the world enters a new year, many public health and infectious disease experts predict that monitoring for new coronavirus variants will be an increasingly important part of Covid-19 mitigation efforts – and some are turning their attention to a surge in cases in China.
The BA.5 version of Covid-19 has become the majority variant of the virus in America in a matter of weeks, in a troubling development that comes amid what may already be America’s second-largest wave of the pandemic. It also comes at a time when much of the . . .
A genetic variant in TTR — the gene implicated in familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) — was linked with a greater risk of heart failure and death among Black people living in the U.S. in a recent study. In fact, being a carrier of the specific mutation, called Val122Ile, “was significantly associated with an increased risk […]
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas sits during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on April 23, 2021. | Source: ERIN SCHAFF / Getty U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas‘ hospitalization has been longer than predicted, prompting further questions and speculation about his health. His extended hospital stay in […]
(NewsNation) — As masks are dropped, there is hope nationwide we are past the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but signs from overseas are sparking renewed concerns that yet another new variant is on the horizon. A descendant of omicron known as BA.2 is now the dominant COVID-19 variant worldwide, causing cases to spike in […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House Chief Medical Advisor and Director of the NIAID, responds to questions from Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on January 11, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Getty Images U.S. health experts are warning an emerging, highly contagious Covid omicron variant, […]
The U.S. omicron outbreak has dramatically slowed, cutting wait times for tests. But health officials worry a new uptick in cases fueled by the BA.2 variant could be on the way. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images The U.S. omicron outbreak has dramatically slowed, cutting wait times for tests. But health […]
LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in positive territory on Thursday as investors continue to monitor developments around the omicron Covid variant and look ahead to key U.S. data. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening 15 points higher at 7,352, Germany’s DAX 25 points higher at 15,715, France’s CAC 40 up 14 points […]
“Though it’s too early to really make any definitive statements about it, thus far, it does not look like there’s a great degree of severity to it,” Fauci told CNN’s State of the Union, as he expressed confidence that existing vaccines will confer “some degree, and maybe a considerable degree, of protection against the omicron […]