The latest variant, or sublineage, of SARS-CoV-2 to emerge on the scene, BA.2.86, has public health experts on alert as COVID-19 hospitalizations begin to rise and the new variant makes its way across ...

This week, the FDA and CDC authorized Pfizer and Moderna to start administering vaccine boosters that have been reengineered to specifically target the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants that caused this ...

The newest COVID-10 omicron booster is available locally at various pharmacies, including Rite Aid, Walgreens and CVS. Pharmacies are offering the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech omicron-targeted COVID-19 ...

LONDON — British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine that includes protection against the Omicron variant, which the ...

Recent analyses show that Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 more strongly suppress major histocompatibility complex class I expression than previous versions of the virus. Throughout the pandemic, the ...

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The Omicron-specific COVID-19 booster may be available in a few weeks, assuming federal agencies sign off on the new shot, a top White House COVID-19 official said this week. The booster has been ...

Emerging research suggests the latest omicron variant to gain ground — BA.4.6, which accounted for about 8% of new U.S. cases last week — is even better at evading the immune system than BA.5, the ...

A NEW VACCINE IS EXPECTED TO ROLL OUT COME SEPTEMBER PENDING FDA APPROVAL. THE NEW VACCINE IS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE FDA. THEY TALK ABOUT SEPTEMBER. THERE’S NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL BE SEPTEMBER ...

COVID-19 Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are rapidly spreading across the United States. The highly contagious subvariants may mean altered guidance on outdoor transmission risk. Some have suggested ...