Omicron variant fuelling ‘exponential’ rise in Covid cases, say South Africa officials | The Guardian | Dec 1 |
Cause for optimism on Omicron: Our immune systems aren’t blank slates | STAT | Dec 1 |
California confirms first case of Omicron coronavirus variant | LA Times | Dec 1 |
Many Severe Covid-19 Survivors Go on to Die Within a Year, Study Finds | Gizmodo | Dec 1 |
Omicron Variant Was Detected In The Netherlands Earlier Than Africa | LAD Bible | Dec 1 |
Video: China is dealing with one of its worst Covid-19 outbreaks since Wuhan | CNN Video | Dec 1 |
How global Covid-19 vaccine stumbles paved the way for omicron and delta variants | Vox | Dec 1 |
A different kind of COVID vaccine is about ready to roll | NPR | Dec 1 |
Mask mandate for planes, trains, buses to stay through mid-March | USA Today | Dec 2 |
Biden’s new Covid plan: more boosters and free home testing – STAT | STAT | Dec 2 |
Germany imposes curbs on unvaccinated, to make shots mandatory | Reuters | Dec 2 |
Delta variant poses threat to U.S. while experts await omicron data | The Washington Post | Dec 2 |
UK study finds mRNA COVID-19 vaccines provide biggest booster impact | Reuters | Dec 2 |
Allergy sufferers have nearly 40% lower risk of COVID-19 infection, study says | Fox News | Dec 3 |
Clues to Omicron Variant’s U.S. Spread Include Test Samples, Sewage | Wall Street Journal | Dec 5 |
Refusal to wear a mask says more about you than your face ever could | The Guardian | Dec 5 |
Two years of COVID-19: How the virus changed the world | Axios | Dec 5 |
Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates : Shots – Health News | NPR | Dec 5 |
The US is averaging more than 100,000 new Covid-19 cases a day, the highest level in two months | CNN Health | Dec 5 |
New York mandates vaccine for private sector; COVID travel rules start | USA Today | Dec 6 |
Double-vaxxed traveller catches Omicron Covid inside Hong Kong quarantine hotel | Daily Mail Online | Dec 6 |
Growing use of home Covid-19 tests leaves health agencies in the dark about unreported cases | STAT news | Dec 7 |
Omicron: South Africa COVID Cases up 400% in a Week After Detected | Business Insider | Dec 7 |
Quarantine hotel chaos forces ministers to DOUBLE number of rooms | Daily Mail Online | Dec 7 |
Travel bans not the answer to Omicron variant, WHO says | The Guardian | Dec 7 |
Omicron coronavirus variant may be more contagious, less dangerous | USA Today | Dec 7 |
Studies suggest sharp drop in vaccine protection vs. omicron — yet cause for optimism | NPR | Dec 8 |
FDA clears AstraZeneca’s Covid antibody treatment for immunocompromised | NBC News | Dec 8 |
Pfizer Says Booster Neutralized Omicron but Variant May Elude Two Doses | Wall Street Journal | Dec 8 |
COVID cases and deaths are on the rise throughout the U.S. | Axios | Dec 9 |
FDA OK’s first antibody drug intended for long-term COVID-19 prevention | CBS News | Dec 9 |
Omicron can likely outcompete Delta, which would worsen Covid in U.S. | STAT News | Dec 10 |
What omicron’s fast spread could mean for the U.S. — and the world | NPR | Dec 10 |
One year after FDA authorized Pfizer’s COVID vaccine, cases are on the rise | CBS News | Dec 11 |
Effectiveness of Pfizer’s Covid pill confirmed in further analysis, company says | NBC News | Dec 14 |
‘A defining tragedy’: US COVID death toll eclipses 800,000 as winter surge intensifies | ABC News | Dec 14 |
U.S. study suggests vaccines may be ineffective against Omicron without booster | Reuters | Dec 14 |
800,000 Americans have died of COVID. Now the U.S. braces for an omicron-fueled spike | NPR | Dec 14 |
Omicron spreading rapidly in U.S., infections could peak in January, CDC warns | The Washington Post | Dec 14 |
Don’t Be Surprised When You Get Omicron | The Atlantic | Dec 15 |
There’s a New Warning About the Omicron Variant You Need to Hear | Self | Dec 15 |
What makes omicron spread so quickly? A new study offers a tantalizing clue | NPR | Dec 15 |
COVID cases rising with Christmas — and Omicron — around the corner | Axios | Dec 16 |
‘A Cauldron of Virus Stew’: The Country Not Vaccinating Anyone Against COVID | Vice | Dec 16 |
Omicron’s Surge Is Changing the Rules of Travel | Wall Street Journal | Dec 16 |
Omicron outbreak upends daily life in an exhausted America | The Washington Post | Dec 16 |
The Risk of Vaccinated COVID Transmission Is Not Low | Scientific American | Dec 16 |
Full vaccination against COVID-19 and a breakthrough infection builds ‘super immunity,’ study finds | USA Today | Dec 17 |
New York state sees record daily high of new Covid-19 cases | CNN | Dec 17 |
Omicron variant symptoms: Most common listed among vaccinated in study of large outbreak | Fast Company | Dec 17 |
Omicron rewrites the COVID plan for 2022 | Reuters | Dec 17 |
How bad could omicron get in the U.S.? Depends how quickly we act, modelers say | NPR | Dec 17 |
How many cases and deaths could the Covid-19 omicron variant bring in the US? | Vox | Dec 19 |
Omicron Variant Accounts for 73% of U.S. Covid-19 Cases, CDC Says | Wall Street Journal | Dec 20 |
NHL to pause season Wednesday, resume as scheduled after Christmas break, amid COVID-19 cases | ESPN | Dec 20 |
How Long Does Omicron Take to Make You Sick? | The Atlantic | Dec 20 |
Doctors Are Warning Of Nighttime Omicron Symptom | LAD Bible | Dec 20 |
Charts: Covid hospitalizations are rising across the country, even in high-vaccination states | NBC News | Dec 20 |
Omicron: South African scientists probe link between variants and untreated HIV | BBC News | Dec 21 |
Biden’s omicron battle plan includes 500,000,000 free at-home tests, hospital support | The Washington Post | Dec 21 |
How to track the Covid-19 omicron variant’s impact on case and hospitalization data | Vox | Dec 22 |
Omicron Is the Beginning of the End | The Atlantic | Dec 22 |
Army Testing a Universal Vaccine: Spike Ferritin Nanoparticle SpFN for All Variants | Business Insider | Dec 22 |
The Omicron wave begins in the U.S. | Axios | Dec 23 |
FDA authorizes Merck’s Covid-19 pill, but stresses its use should be limited | STAT | Dec 23 |
To block omicron, wear an N95 or other high-filtration mask | NPR | Dec 23 |
You can have COVID symptoms and get negative on a rapid test. Here’s why. | Slate | Dec 23 |
Cleveland-area hospitals battling latest Covid-19 surge put ad in local paper that reads: ‘Help’ | CNN | Dec 24 |
West Coast battered by severe storms as parts of U.S. see springlike temperatures | NBC News | Dec 24 |
Christmas travel chaos as airlines cancel more than 4,500 flights | The Guardian | Dec 24 |
ICU doctors, nurses demoralized over “needless” COVID-19 misery | LA Times | Dec 24 |
The pandemic has caused nearly two years of collective trauma. Many people are near a breaking point. | The Washington Post | Dec 24 |
Thousands of flights canceled globally as Omicron mars Christmas weekend | Reuters | Dec 25 |
Covid: Holiday plans disrupted as Omicron surge grounds flights | BBC News | Dec 25 |
Head of US FDA’s advisory group: ‘We never expected Covid vaccines to be so good, so effective’ | The Guardian | Dec 25 |
Video: Why experts recommend upgrading to a N95 mask to stop Covid spread | CNN Video | Dec 25 |
Covid-19 case rates have now surpassed the summer surge. Hospitalizations so far have yet to match | CNN | Dec 26 |
Covid vaccine and mask mandates expose alt-right Christian hypocrisy | NBC News | Dec 26 |
Omicron, winter weather cause travel chaos as thousands of flights canceled | NBC News | Dec 27 |
Chinese city of 13 million in strict Covid lockdown | NBC News | Dec 27 |
Israeli hospital launches first test of second COVID-19 booster | Reuters | Dec 27 |
US alarm at rise in child Covid infections sees school closures back on agenda | The Guardian | Dec 27 |
Holiday travel nightmare continues with COVID-related flight cancellations | ABC News | Dec 27 |
New study finds booster protection against Omicron drops at 10 weeks | Popular Science | Dec 27 |
Three bowl games canceled in two days as Covid outbreaks continue to plague college football | NBC News | Dec 27 |
COVID-19 data by state: Maps show impact of latest surge | NPR | Dec 27 |
More kids hospitalized with COVID-19 as Omicron spreads: “We need to get child vaccinations up” | CBS News | Dec 28 |
New Omicron variant fills up children’s hospitals | CNN | Dec 28 |
COVID-19 variants will keep coming until everyone can access vaccines | National Geographic | Dec 28 |
Omicron Outbreak Causes Thousands Of Canceled, Delayed Flights | Gizmodo | Dec 28 |
South Africa study suggests Omicron could displace Delta | Reuters | Dec 28 |
Rising omicron cases, CDC guidance threatens businesses | The Hill | Dec 29 |
Omicron ‘not the same disease’ as earlier Covid strains: Oxford scientist | CNBC | Dec 29 |
Front-line workers describe symptoms they’ve observed in latest Covid wave | NBC News | Dec 29 |
4 Smithsonian Museums in Washington DC to Close Due to COVID-19 | NBC News | Dec 29 |
‘This was the moment’: CDC defends altered guidance amid Omicron surge | POLITICO | Dec 29 |
As omicron cases rise, it’s time to recalculate your COVID ‘risk budget’ | NPR | Dec 29 |
As omicron surges, U.S., U.K. and others shatter Covid records | NBC News | Dec 29 |
WHO gives grim update on variant surge on 2-year mark of Covid appearing in Wuhan | The World News | Dec 29 |
There’s no mask shortage. You can buy certified N95 masks for $1 | Fast Company | Dec 29 |
Travelers urged to avoid Sweden, more European destinations amid COVID | USA Today | Dec 29 |
CDC monitoring 94 cruise ships for COVID. Here’s how to check whether your ship is on the list. | USA Today | Dec 29 |
Omicron is spreading across the U.S. but few people use exposure notifications | The Washington Post | Dec 29 |
At-home COVID-19 tests less effective at detecting omicron variant, FDA cautions | CNET | Dec 29 |
People Without COVID Are Dying Because Hospitals Are Full of Unvaxxed Patients | Vice | Dec 29 |
Australian teen charged for going to club after positive COVID test | USA Today | Dec 29 |
How Many COVID-19 Booster Shots Will We Need? | The Atlantic | Dec 29 |
COVID-19 hospitalization surge among U.S. children spurs new Omicron concerns | Reuters | Dec 30 |
Westminster Dog Show 2022 postponed due to COVID-19 | Fox News | Dec 30 |
Johnson & Johnson’s booster offers strong protection against hospitalization, South African study shows | NBC News | Dec 30 |
Xian battles COVID-19 in worst outbreak to hit a Chinese city this year | Reuters | Dec 30 |
Experts, governors warn of U.S. Omicron ‘blizzard’ in weeks ahead | Reuters | Dec 30 |
New Zealand research shows travelers infected one another across hallway in Covid-19 quarantine facility | CNN | Dec 30 |
Omicron surge is ‘unlike anything we’ve ever seen,’ expert says | CNN | Dec 31 |
US Coronavirus: The US shattered its average daily Covid-19 case record again and experts say numbers will keep climbing | CNN | Dec 31 |