Authors: David Schutz, Cindy Krischer Goodman June 4, 2022 Sun Sentinel Overlapping waves of omicron are sweeping through the state, leading more people to get infected with COVID. The more […]
Why boosted Americans seem to be getting more COVID-19 infections
BAuthors: ALEXANDER TIN JUNE 2, 2022 As COVID-19 cases began to accelerate again this spring, federal data suggests the rate of breakthrough COVID infections in April was worse in boosted Americans compared […]
Some people test positive for Covid-19 for weeks. Are they still infectious?
Authors: Advisory Board June 1, 2022 After contracting Covid-19, some people may continue to test positive on rapid tests for 10 days or longer—and experts are split about whether these […]
During COVID’s omicron wave in U.S., death rates soared for older people
Authors: BENJAMIN MUELLER and Eleanor LutzThe New York Times May 31, 2022 Despite strong levels of vaccination among older people, COVID killed them at vastly higher rates during this winter’s omicron wave […]
COVID-19: Omicron variant did not wipe out Delta, it could return
While the Delta virus wiped out the variants that preceded it, Omicron has not eliminated Delta, according to a new study from Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Authors: JUDY […]
New Mutant “XE” Omicron Variant May Be The Most Transmissible Version Of Covid Yet, According To WHO
Authors: Tom Tapp March 31, 2022 4:46pm Deadline Breaking News Alerts The CDC announced this week that the BA.2 Omicron variant, which is reportedly 30% more transmissible than the original BA.1 Omicron […]
The Omicron subvariant BA.2: Birth of a new challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Farid Rahimia and Amin Talebi Bezmin Abadib,∗ Int J Surg. 2022 Mar; 99: 106261.Published online 2022 Feb12. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2022.106261 PMCID: PMC8837492PMID: 35167986 In November 2021, many patients presented with the atypical pneumonia due to the severe […]
Here are all the mutations in the Omicron variant and why they are scaring scientists
Authors: Marianne Guenot December 1, 2021 Here are all the mutations in the Omicron variant and why they are scaring scientists Omicron was named a “variant of concern” in part […]
T-Cells “Minimize” Damage Caused By Omicron, Studies Show
Authors: Joseph Adinolfi Jr. Two new studies – one from Erasmus University in the Netherlands and one from the University of Cape Town in South Africa – have just reminded […]