Vaccinated patients less likely to need critical care during Omicron surge: New study compares hospitalizations during Omicron and Delta variant surges
The highly contagious omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 became the dominant strain in the United States in mid-December 2021, coinciding with a rise in hospitalizations of patients with COVID-19. Among those admitted during the omicron surge, vaccinated adults had less severe illness compared with unvaccinated adults and were less likely to land in intensive care, according […]
December Retail Sales Slide 1.9% Amid Shortages, Omicron
December Retail Sales Slide 1.9% Amid Shortages And Omicron | HuffPost Impact Main Menu Part of HuffPost Business. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. NEW YORK (AP) — Americans, beset by product shortages, rising prices and the arrival of omicron, sharply cut their spending in December […]
Half Of Western Europe Could Soon Be Infected With COVID-19: WHO
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — There were more than 7 million new cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 across Europe in the first week of January, more than doubling in just two weeks, the World Health Organization said. WHO Europe director Dr. Hans Kluge said at a media briefing on Tuesday that 26 countries in […]
Vaccine Recommendations Updated as Omicron Variant Spreads – Wyoming Department of Health
Vaccine Recommendations Updated as Omicron Variant Spreads January 6, 2022 Recommendations involving vaccine booster doses have been updated as the COVID-19 Omicron variant quickly spreads in Wyoming and across the nation, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). Dr. Alexia Harrist, state health officer and state epidemiologist with WDH, said recent variant sequencing results […]
WHO: Omicron Detected In 89 Countries, Cases Doubling Fast
WHO: Omicron Detected In 89 Countries, Cases Doubling Fast | HuffPost Latest News Main Menu Part of HuffPost News. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. VIENNA (AP) — The omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in 89 countries, and COVID-19 cases involving the variant […]
Omicron Variant Presence Confirmed in Wyoming – Wyoming Department of Health
Omicron Variant Presence Confirmed in Wyoming December 17, 2021 As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, at least one case involving the newer omicron variant has been confirmed within the state, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). Lab sequencing has confirmed an Albany County adult with recent domestic travel is infected with the omicron variant […]
CDC Chief Dr. Rochelle Walensky Says Omicron Mostly Mild So Far
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 40 people in the U.S. have been found to be infected with the omicron variant so far, and more than three-quarters of them had been vaccinated, the chief of the CDC said Wednesday. But she said nearly all of them were only mildly ill. In an interview with the […]
Nigeria Says It Found First Case Of Omicron Variant In November
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has detected its first case of the omicron coronavirus variant in travelers who arrived from South Africa in the past week, the country’s national public health institute said Wednesday, correcting its earlier statement that it found the variant in samples taken in October. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control said […]
Omicron Was In Netherlands Before It Was Alerted By South Africa
BRUSSELS (AP) — The omicron variant was already in the Netherlands when South Africa alerted the World Health Organization about it last week, Dutch health authorities said Tuesday, adding to fear and confusion over the new version of the coronavirus in a weary world hoping it had left the worst of the pandemic behind. The […]