Omicron

Why It Matters: Case counts have become less reliable.Even if people who are infected with the coronavirus never seek testing or treatment, they shed the virus in their stool. That has made wastewater surveillance a useful way to keep track…

XBB.1.5 strain of CovidCFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday recommended that vaccine manufacturers make single-strain Covid shots for the fall that target omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, the…

A woman receives a booster dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium, February 1, 2022.Johanna Geron | ReutersThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration's independent panel of advisors…

Roll up your sleeves: FDA urges Pfizer and other vaccine makers to update Covid jabs by fall to target XBB variantsBy Cassidy Morrison Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Updated: 21:57 BST, 13 June 2023 <!-- …

Syringe with Covid-19 vaccine against the XBB Variant. Fight against virus Covid-19 Coronavirus, Vaccination and immunization.Undefined Undefined | Istock | Getty ImagesU.S. Food and Drug Administration staff on Monday said updated Covid…

About 10 per cent of people appear to suffer long COVID after an omicron infection, a lower estimate than earlier in the pandemic, according to a study of nearly 10,000 Americans that aims to help unravel the mysterious condition.…

Delhi on Saturday logged 1,515 COVID-19 infections and six fatalities with a case positivity rate of 26.46, according to data shared by the health department here. With the new fatalities, the death toll from the pandemic rose to 26,595 in…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has upgraded Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 to a Covid-19 "variant of interest" (VOI) due to its "sustained increase" and "growth advantage" reported from several countries.XBB.1.16 is a descendent lineage…

Even as some countries are switching to bivalent Covid-19 vaccines which tackle both the original Covid virus and the newer Omicron variant, India is not looking to change its vaccination strategy, people in the know told ET."We are doing…

Sylvester Fisher gets a influenza vaccine from pharmacist Patricia Pernal during an event hosted by the Chicago Department of Public Health at the Southwest Senior Center on September 09, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. The vaccines were being…