Rapid COVID-19 tests that require only nasal swabbing can miss Omicron in the early days of infection, a small study suggests Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce 06 jan 2022
People with Omicron don’t ‘gasp for air’ as much as with the original virus but are getting ‘really sick in a different way,’ an ER doctor says Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce 05 jan 2022
Booster shots protect against symptomatic Omicron infection for about 10 weeks, study finds — which could mean more doses for some in 2022 Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce 24 dec 2021
If you have a cold right now, there’s a good chance it’s COVID, study finds Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce 23 dec 2021
Scientists say we’re not yet ready to treat Omicron like it’s just a cold. It’s still too early to gauge its severity from the data we have right now. Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce 23 dec 2021
Omicron could at least double the risk of catching COVID-19 on a flight, airline industry medical expert says Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce 22 dec 2021
2 doses of Pfizer’s vaccine cut the risk of hospitalization by 70% during Omicron surge in South Africa, study finds Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce 14 dec 2021
Pfizer says its oral COVID-19 pill could help prevent severe infection from the Omicron variant in high-risk people Alexandra Ma, Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce 14 dec 2021
Omicron could make you infectious more quickly than Delta — take a rapid test no earlier than a few hours before heading to a party, experts say Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce 13 dec 2021
Here’s the data we have so far on the Omicron variant versus our vaccines — what scientists have found, and what remains unanswered Andrew Dunn, Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce 10 dec 2021
