Omicron COVID-19

• Omicron changed the course of the pandemic 1 year ago and still dominates. What’s next?

  On Nov. 24, 2021, a group of scientists in South Africa alerted the World Health Organization to a concerning new COVID-19 variant the world would come to know as Omicron.

  Health

  Nov 25, 2022
  
• Omicron’s BQ.1.1 COVID-19 sub-variant. Why experts are watching it

  BQ.1.1 is a descendant of the Omicron BA.5 sub-variant, which is the dominant COVID-19 mutation in Canada at the moment, the Public Health Agency of Canada says.

  Health

  Oct 5, 2022
  
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• Updated Moderna COVID-19 vaccine boosts Omicron protection, company says

  Moderna's preliminary study results show people given the combination shot experienced an eight-fold increase in virus-fighting antibodies capable of targeting the Omicron mutant.

  Health

  Jun 8, 2022
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• Pfizer booster for kids 5 to 11 helps protect against Omicron variant, company says

  Pfizer and BioNTech said the data reinforces potential function of a third dose of the vaccine in maintaining high levels of protection against the virus in this age group.

  World

  Apr 14, 2022
• Assessing your risk in Canada’s 6th wave will be difficult. Here’s why

  Provincial governments are telling Canadians to estimate their own sense of risk, but those same governments are reducing the amount of data available to residents, experts say.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2022
• WHO analyzing 2 new Omicron COVID-19 sub-variants: BA.4 and BA.5

  The WHO said it had begun tracking them because of their "additional mutations that need to be further studied to understand their impact on immune escape potential."

  World

  Apr 11, 2022
• Slim majority of Canadians still support COVID-19 lockdowns, restrictions: poll

  Fifty-six per cent of respondents in the poll agreed governments are making the right decisions to limit the spread of Omicron and keep the health system from being overrun.

  Health

  Jan 11, 2022
• Omicron continues to drive up COVID-19 hospitalizations across Canada

  In Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick, COVID-19 hospitalizations have been nearing or reaching record highs due to the fast-spreading Omicron variant.

  Health

  Jan 10, 2022
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• No sign yet Omicron more severe in young kids, U.S. CDC says

  COVID-19 hospitalizations in young children have reached their highest level yet in the United States, as but the CDC said there's no sign cases are more severe.

  World

  Jan 7, 2022
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• Reopening schools amid Omicron wave requires extra safety, experts say

  Decisions on schools have been fraught during the pandemic, with some experts urging they be kept open for mental health and social development as well as academic reasons.

  Canada

  Jan 6, 2022