Omicron

Alternet.org
View In: BA2 Omicron Subvariant. Millions of people around the world are hoping that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Even though it is quite possible to be fully vaccinated and boosted and still get COVID-19, infections among the fully vaccinated are mostly milder infections. But journalist David Axe, in an article publishe...

The Guardian
View In: OmicronThe emergence of new variants has raised questions about whether previous infection offers protection and what the future holdsBy now, many of us will be familiar with the Omicron variant of Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid. This variant of concern has changed the course of the pandemic, leadin...

Truth Out
View In: BA2 Omicron Subvariant. If BA.2 or another variant like it attacks with full force, our current “live with it” posture will leave us unprepared.

World Socialist Web Site
View In: BA2 Omicron Subvariant. Chinese authorities have locked down Shanghai and Shenzhen, home to 25 million and 18 million people, respectively, in response to a spike in Omicron BA.2 cases across the country.

World Socialist Web Site
View In: BA2 Omicron Subvariant. On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives approved a record nearly $800 billion in military spending and nothing for the COVID-19 pandemic, just as the more infectious, immune-resistant and virulent BA.2 Omicron subvariant is spreading across the US and globally.

World Socialist Web Site
View In: BA2 Omicron Subvariant. As the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron accounts for a growing proportion of new cases globally, recent evidence points to its increased infectivity, higher virulence and greater immune-evading capacity.