Omicron quickly spread around the world after its first detection in November 2021. The variant made waves as it was found to be more fast-spreading than...
A new COVID-19 variant has been discovered in the United Kingdom, as the country’s Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has begun analyzing it. The agency said that as of March...
A new study explored the severity of the BA.2 strain in children and found that the younger population could be at high risk for more severe...
Deltacron, a coronavirus recombinant that contains genes from both the Delta and Omicron variants, has been confirmed as a variant of the COVID-19 virus after first...
Omicron is the most dramatic evolution yet. A lab in South Africa first sent up a warning flare in November after its sequencers spotted a virus...
In the short time since the omicron variant was identified in South Africa in November 2021, researchers have quickly learned that it has three unique characteristics:...
While cases of Omicron have waned in recent weeks, the number of Americans who have gained immunity from the COVID variant has skyrocketed. Data from the Centers...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) encouraged the public not to panic amid reports about the surge in COVID-19 cases brought about by the...
Medical laboratory professionals form the backbone of health care and the public health system. They conduct some 13 billion laboratory medicine tests annually in the U.S....
The B.1.1.529 or the Omicron virus, classified as a variant of concern by the World Health Organization, is said to be a highly mutated version of...
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