Tag: Omicron
Texas’s dangerous spike in omicron hospitalizations
Like many states across the country grappling with the onset of the omicron variant, Texas’s fight against Covid-19 took a turn for the worse in De [...]
The Mood in the Capitol Was Already Dark. Then Came Omicron.
(Ms. Greene’s father built a significant Atlanta-area building company before selling it to his daughter and son-in-law, while Mr. Clyde’s hulking gun [...]
Omicron disrupts essential services as workers call out
Acting Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock gave U.S. lawmakers an ominous warning this week: The nation needs to ensure polic [...]
U.S. Officials Defend Omicron Response at Senate Hearing
WASHINGTON — Top federal health officials on Tuesday defended the Biden administration’s efforts to protect Americans from the highly contagious Omicr [...]
Retailers see staffing challenges as omicron rages, sales taking a hit
A "now hiring" sign is posted on an Urban Outfitters store in San Francisco.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesRetail executives presentin [...]
Drs. Fauci, Walensky testify before Senate on U.S. omicron response
[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.]The top health leaders in the [...]
Evidence mounts that China omicron outbreak is spreading uncontrollably
58 new covid cases were reported today in Anyang and the city of 5 million is now in total lockdown, with resident [...]
Pfizer CEO says two Covid vaccine doses aren’t ‘enough for omicron’
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla talks during a press conference with European Commission President after a visit to oversee the production of the Pfizer-B [...]
Global travel will bounce back strongly despite omicron
International travel is likely to recover soon despite progress being slowed by the omicron variant, according to AirAsia chief executive Tony Fern [...]
U.S. breaks COVID-19 hospitalization record at over 132,000 as Omicron surges
There were 132,646 people hospitalized with COVID, surpassing the record of 132,051 set in January last year.
Hospitalizations have increased stea [...]
Pfizer’s new ‘hybrid’ vaccine targets Omicron alongside original virus
Info comes via a Bloomberg report (may be gated)
Pfizer Inc. is developing a hybrid vaccine that combines its original shot with a formulation [...]
Pfizer CEO says omicron vaccine will be ready in March
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Monday said a vaccine that targets the omicron variant of Covid will be ready in March, and the company's already begun [...]