International experts convened at WHO are recommending boosters for older adults and people with underlying conditions who are most at risk of serious complications from COVID
Cases are soaring but patients are not as sick as in previous outbreaks, according to hospital officials
South Africa sees 225 percent increase in cases; hospitalizations relatively low
South Africa recorded more than 20,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, nearly double the number from one week earlier; government is making renewed push for people to get vaccinated
Official said the infection was found in a 57-year-old unvaccinated woman in Karachi, the country’s largest city and capital of the southern Sindh province
FDA warns it’s not a substitute for vaccination
Administration wants businesses with 100 or more workers have their employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus or submit to weekly testing
More than 40 people in the US have been found to be infected with the omicron variant, and more than three-quarters of them had been vaccinated, Dr. Rochelle Walensky said
New data is emerging about the potential impact of the omicron variant of the coronavirus on the pandemic, but little is known about the severity of the infection
WHO scientist says it is too soon to tell if Pfizer-BioNTech is less effective against omicron
Lead researcher, however, says other results from laboratory tests suggests booster shots are effective against new variant
