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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

COVID-19 Update: CDC Updates Travel Guidelines While New Double Variant Emerges

By Yvonne Puig (US), Daphne Calderon (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US) on April 5, 2021 Posted in Coronavirus, General, International

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) has updated its travel guidelines, advising that there is low risk for fully vaccinated individuals to travel domestically. The CDC further provides that for fully vaccinated individuals COVID-19 testing or a quarantine period is unnecessary following travel. When traveling internationally, the CDC states that testing is … Continue reading