The immune system’s first encounter with a virus or vaccine establishes a “starting template” that shapes its response to new ...

Omicron’s arrival in November 2021 took scientists by surprise. Not because there was a new variant on the block, but because it had many and unusual mutations—some rare and others that had never been ...

Valerie Golembiewski knows her breathing isn't right and she's doing her best not to over-exert herself because she can't see a pulmonologist until April. Golembiewski, a 77-year-old Tucson resident, ...

In a recent study in Nature Microbiology, researchers compared severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant of concern (VOC) replication in human cell lines and primary ...

Emerging research suggests the latest omicron variant to gain ground — BA.4.6, which accounted for about 8% of new U.S. cases last week — is even better at evading the immune system than BA.5, the ...

Revamped COVID-19 vaccines are poised to do battle with the super-contagious omicron variant. On September 1, U.S. health officials greenlit the first major update of the mRNA-based shots, ...

GOLDEN, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PharmaJet ®, a company that has developed and commercialized a needle-free platform to more effectively administer drugs and biologics announced that its partner, ...

DETROIT – According to the CDC, the omicron variant BA.5 has consistently become more dominant since May. In fact, at the start of July, it officially became the most dominant strain accounting for 53 ...

If you’ve been looking for the New York City (NYC) Covid Alert system since the end of last week, you wouldn’t have found one. In fact, checking the NYC Health website where the alert system used to ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s happening again. BA.5, one of close to a half dozen strains ...

The latest omicron subvariants of SARS-CoV-2—including BA.4 and BA.5—now make up the majority of COVID-19 cases being sequenced in the United States. And, the first data on them are causing concern ...