Dr. Peter Hotez discusses the now dominant BA.5 omicron Covid-19 subvariant. Source link
Omicron
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants BA.2.12.1 and BA.4/5 have surged dramatically to become dominant in the United States and South Africa, respectively1,2....
The current wave of COVID-19 highlights a particularly high risk of reinfection by the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. Why is...
The city recorded 18 Covid infections from Saturday to Monday, all of which are of the Omicron BA.5.2 subvariant, according...
The latest omicron subvariants -- including the BA.4 and BA.5 forms causing new surges in infections in the United States...
Georgia State University researchers have found that the Alpha, Beta and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2 were substantially more fatal in...
The companies tested a vaccine that targets Omicron BA.1 subvariant and bivalent booster -- which targets two strains -- that...
However, Covid-19 vaccination is still expected to provide substantial protection against severe disease, and vaccine makers are working on updated...
These authors contributed equally: Yunlong Cao, Ayijiang Yisimayi, Fanchong Jian, Weiliang Song, Tianhe Xiao, Lei Wang, Shuo Du, Jing Wang,...
The Omicron variant is less likely to cause long COVID than the Delta variant, new research has found. Analysis by...