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Can Omicron outpace Delta COVID-19 variant? Scientists seek answers

webmaster - November 29, 2021

Scientists are racing to understand if the Omicron COVID-19 variant has the potential to outpace the globally dominant Delta variant.

Omicron COVID-19 variant poses ‘very high’ global risk, WHO warns

webmaster - November 29, 2021

World Health Organization officials are advising countries to accelerate vaccination of high-priority groups and revisit public health measures in light of the Omicron variant.

Canada finds first cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant in Ontario. Here’s what we know

webmaster - November 28, 2021

South African scientists first identified the heavily mutated variant earlier this week after an exponential surge in cases.

Vaccine equity, not travel bans needed to combat COVID-19 Omicron variant: scientists

webmaster - November 28, 2021

Imposing travel bans on southern African nations in relation to the COVID-19 Omicron variant could risk disincentivizing sequencing efforts made by doctors in the...

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