China on Tuesday suspended visas for South Koreans to enter the country for tourism or business in apparent retaliation for South Korea’s COVID-19 testing requirements for Chinese travelers, the Associated Press Read more
Tag: omicron
New omicron subvariant has become dominant in U.S., climbing to about 41% of cases from 1.3% at the start of December
XBB.1.5 accounted for 40.5% of all cases in the week through Dec. 31, outstripping the two former dominant strains, BQ.1.1 and BQ.1. The former accounted for 26.9% of cases, while Read more
CDC calls out China for ‘lack of adequate and transparent’ COVID data
China is facing an international backlash amid reports of an unchecked surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, as well as criticism over the government’s decision to stop providing daily Read more
White House preps fresh push to urge COVID preparedness ahead of holidays, including free tests for all households
The White House has unveiled a fresh push to increase COVID preparedness heading into the holidays and will again make free tests available to Americans, after a three-month hiatus. Starting Read more
Omicron subvariants are now dominant in the U.S. as COVID cases tick up and New York City becomes a hot spot
Omicron subvariants continued to account for more new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. in the latest week than did BA.5, according to the latest data from the Centers for Read more
U.S. COVID cases are climbing again as new omicron variants spread
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the U.S. are rising and intensive-care-unit beds are being filled again, in a trend that may spell an end to the stable period the country Read more
U.S. unlikely to see another late-year omicron wave, but Fauci urges people to get new COVID booster
The U.S. is unlikely to suffer the same surge of COVID-19 infections this winter as it did last year, when the omicron variant first emerged and swept across the country, Read more
Confused about COVID boosters? Here’s what the science and the experts say about the new generation of shots.
As we head into the third winter of the pandemic, only about 13% of American adults — less than 11% of Americans overall — have received the bivalent COVID-19 booster. Read more
Pfizer and BioNTech updated booster shows strong results against new omicron sublineages in fresh analysis of data
A fresh analysis of data on the immune response generated by the bivalent COVID-19 booster showed strong results against the newer omicron sublineages, Pfizer and German partner BioNTech said Friday. Read more
All eyes on China as Apple and Foxconn outline zero-COVID issues. Meanwhile, cases are rising again in the U.S.
China’s strict zero-COVID policy was making headlines Monday after Apple and iPhone manufacturer Foxconn said over the weekend that restrictions are crimping production and will delay shipments of the high-end Read more