At the time, scientists argued that the second Omicron strain -- BA.2, with dozens of new gene mutations --was as genetically distinct from BA.1 as Alpha, Gamma and Delta had been from each other.

The Buffalo News reporter Tim O’Shei raised the question: “What happens after Omicron?” (Jan. 9). To answer this question, he interviewed scholars in Western New York having expertise in epidemiology, ...

We all want to not wear masks, to visit family and friends, to go out for a meal. We all want our hospitals to have beds for citizens with injuries and illness, we all want our health care workers to ...

The naming of the new coronavirus variant Omicron is causing some confusion. Since May the World Health Organization has been using letters of the Greek alphabet, in order, to name coronavirus ...

I’ve pretty much given up objecting to these new mask mandates adopted by the state or the counties for the new Omicron virus, in spite of the fact our infection rates are still among the lowest, and ...

Chinese social media users have supported Beijing’s narrative that Canada sent a package of “poison” into China’s capital, explaining how the Omicron variant of COVID-19 entered the city. One viral ...

You may have heard that there’s a new Omicron spinoff that’s quickly gaining ground in the United States. Maybe you wanted to ask your doctor about it or search for more information online – but what ...