South Africa's Dr. Angelique Coetzee who first alerted authorities to the presence of the COVID-19 omicron variant reported that it presents "unusual but mild" symptoms. Read More
Omicron, the newest coronavirus variant, is also the quickest to be labeled a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization because of its seemingly fast spread in South Africa and its many troubling mutations. Read More
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says nearly 60 percent of Americans are now “fully vaccinated” against COVID-19, but the numbers are being called into question by the emergence of the Omicron variant. Read More