Vaccines could still protect against Omicron via powerful ‘T cells’ that are hard to measure but prevent severe illness and death Marianne Guenot 14 dec 2021
Only 1 in 43 known Omicron cases in the US has been hospitalized, CDC says. Almost all the rest had mild symptoms like coughing and fatigue. Marianne Guenot 09 dec 2021
WHO expects vaccines will still work against severe disease and death, even with the Omicron variant Marianne Guenot 08 dec 2021
Pfizer says 3 of its shots work against Omicron, but that 2 are significantly less effective Sinéad Baker, Marianne Guenot 08 dec 2021
Scientists found a 2nd type of Omicron that’s harder to track since tests struggle to distinguish it from other variants Marianne Guenot 08 dec 2021
COVID cases in South Africa spiked 400% in a week in the wake of Omicron being found there Marianne Guenot 07 dec 2021
64 of 150 guests tested positive for Omicron after a high school lunch in Denmark, the latest in a string of spreading events Marianne Guenot 06 dec 2021
Omicron’s ‘wacko’ combination of mutations has scientists split over whether it developed in humans or animals Aria Bendix, Marianne Guenot, Hilary Brueck 04 dec 2021
Senior UK politician warns people to avoid ‘snogging under the mistletoe’ over the holidays as Omicron raises fears of uncontrolled spread Marianne Guenot 02 dec 2021
Here are all the mutations in the Omicron variant and why they are scaring scientists Marianne Guenot 01 dec 2021
