Pfizer says tweaked COVID-19 shots boost Omicron protection
Pfizer announced Saturday that tweaking its COVID-19 vaccine to better target the Omicron variant is safe and works — just days before regulators debate whether […]
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New version of COVID shot boosts Omicron protection
Moderna said Wednesday a new version of its coronavirus vaccine produced a better immune response against Omicron than the original shot, as the drugmaker pursues a […]
‘Frankenstein’ COVID-19 Omicron subvariant XE detected in UK
A “Frankenstein”-style new Omicron subvariant is spreading in the UK — and some experts fear the mutation may be the most contagious form yet of […]
Omicron COVID subvariant BA.2 is dominant but not spiking in US
COVID-19 case numbers have remained stable in the US, even as the highly contagious BA.2 subvariant has spread to become the dominant form of the […]
One-third of US child COVID deaths happened during Omicron surge
Up to a third of all child deaths from COVID-19 in the United States have occurred during the surge of highly contagious Omicron variant, according […]
US adds 678K jobs in February as businesses recover from Omicron surge
US employers added 678,000 jobs in February, far more than economists expected – in a sign that businesses are returning to normal operations as COVID-19 […]
Black NYC residents hospitalized at twice the rate of whites during omicron: health study
The rate of black New York City residents hospitalized during the omicron surge was more than two times higher than for white residents, a Health […]
Reinfections of COVID variant Omicron possible, study says
People can get infected twice with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 — but only in rare cases, according to a new Danish study. Researchers at […]
UK health officials tracking hybrid COVID-19 strain of Delta, Omicron
“Deltacron” watch is officially back on. Last month, medical experts were dismissive of claims that a new COVID-19 variant — a combination of the fast-spreading Omicron and […]
US jobless claims drop for third week as Omicron wave declines
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits declined for the third straight week. Jobless claims fell by 16,000 to 223,000 last week, from 239,000 […]