Pennsylvania hospitals are running at 110%, while Maine and New York call National Guard.
Omicron weakens vaccine protection, but boosters revive defenses, early data finds
Omicron is “a tractable problem with the tools we have.”
COVID outbreak on cruise ship in New Orleans may be due to omicron
Some disembarked passengers said they were never told about the outbreak.
COVID vaccinations spike in US as delta rages and omicron looms
Vaccines expected to offer some protection from omicron as speedy spread continues.
Omicron found in US—plus 23 other countries in 5 of 6 global regions
If we can’t defeat delta, we don’t stand a chance against omicron, WHO warns.
US preps vaccine contingencies amid panic over poorly understood omicron
Vaccines offer “at least some protection” against omicron, Biden believes.
Why Omicron quickly became a variant of concern
The WHO lets Omicron skip over variant of interest, go straight to concern.