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COVID-19 Update: New Variants and Vaccine Research

By Yvonne Puig (US), Daphne Calderon (US) and Hannah Putnam (US) on February 11, 2022 Posted in Coronavirus, General

During a recent Q&A, a representative with the World Health Organization warned that the Omicron variant is not the last of its kind. Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove explained that the next variant is likely to be more transmissible and could be more deadly than any of the previous variants. Although receiving the COVID-19 vaccine remains … Continue reading

COVID-19 Update: Omicron Variant Specifics

By Yvonne Puig (US), Daphne Calderon (US) and Hannah Putnam (US) on December 30, 2021 Posted in Coronavirus, General

Since its first detection, the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been reported in numerous countries worldwide and in most of the United States. It is likely more transmissible than the other variants of COVID-19 and has officially surpassed the Delta variant contraction rates. As of December 25, 2021, the CDC reported the Omicron variant represents … Continue reading

COVID-19 Update: New CDC Guidance About the Omicron Variant

By Yvonne Puig (US), Daphne Calderon (US) and Hannah Putnam (US) on December 15, 2021 Posted in Coronavirus, General, Regulatory

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) reported that the Omicron variant has been detected in all but sixteen of the United States. The Delta variant continues to be the main variant circulating in the United States, however. The World Health Organization (“WHO”) reported on December 14, 2021, that seventy-seven countries have reported cases … Continue reading

COVID-19 Update: Omicron- The New Variant of the Coronavirus

By Yvonne Puig (US), Daphne Calderon (US) and Hannah Putnam (US) on November 29, 2021 Posted in Coronavirus, General

On Friday, November 26, 2021, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) reported a new variant of COVID-19, the Omicron variant, was detected in South Africa. There is no indication the new variant is more contagious or more lethal, or that it is resistant to the COVID-19 vaccine. The WHO did report, however, that the Omicron variant … Continue reading