COVID-19 omicron variant confirmed in Minnesota residentLab testing has confirmed a COVID-19 case involving the omicron variant in Minnesota, state health officials said Thursday.
New variant cause for concern, not panic, Biden tells USPresident Joe Biden is urging Americans to get vaccinated, including booster shots, as he seeks to quell concerns over the newly identified coronavirus variant named omicron.
EXPLAINER: What is this new COVID variant in South Africa?South African scientists identified a new version of the coronavirus this week that they say is behind a recent spike in COVID-19 infections in Gauteng, the countryโs most populous province.
EXPLAINER: What is this new COVID variant in South Africa?South African scientists identified a new version of the coronavirus this week that they say is behind a recent spike in COVID-19 infections in Gauteng, the countryโs most populous province.
WHO classifies new variant as โhighly transmissibleโ virus, gives it a nameAn advisory panel of the World Health Organization classified a new COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa as a highly transmissible virus of concern and named it "omicron" under its Greek-letter system.
What you need to know about the Delta variantThe Delta variant is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 here in the United States. According to the CDC, it now accounts for 51% of cases reported.
CDC: Variant first identified in UK now most common in USA variant of the coronavirus first identified in the United Kingdom is now the most common strain circulating in the United States.