Omicron variant may protect against delta, new study finds

New research suggests that getting infected with the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) omicron variant may help people ward off the more dangerous delta. These findings could have significant implications for countries that are seeing a rise in omicron infections while still battling the delta variant. Researchers took blood samples of individuals infected with the fast-spreading variant and … Continue reading Omicron variant may protect against delta, new study finds

Mild omicron variant may be a “Christmas present,” mRNA tech inventor says

Three weeks after it was first reported in the United States, the omicron variant of the Wuhan coronavirus is now the most dominant strain in the country. Despite the renewed panic that it gave government officials, the inventor of the mRNA technology behind the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines believes that it may be a “Christmas present” … Continue reading Mild omicron variant may be a “Christmas present,” mRNA tech inventor says

South African health workers: Symptoms associated with omicron are very mild

South African health workers are saying that symptoms associated with the omicron variant of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) are “very mild.” First identified in Botswana and South Africa, this new variant initially prompted concern among scientists and public health officials because of the unnaturally high number of mutations it possesses, which many fear could make the virus highly transmissible … Continue reading South African health workers: Symptoms associated with omicron are very mild