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The rapid rise of a new subvariant of COVID-19 is pushing other strains of the virus to the margins in New England. The variant named XBB has been tracked in New England for months, but data from the ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- There are rising concerns about the new omicron variant, as cases have now been confirmed in more than half the U.S. Early anecdotal reports seem to indicate those infected are ...

A new version of omicron has taken hold in the U.S., according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The subvariant of omicron, named XBB.1.5, has raised ...

Children as young as 5 are now eligible to receive the new updated COVID-19 boosters, which target the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Both the Food Drug and Administration and the Centers for ...

COVID-19 cases have fallen nationwide for three consecutive months, but new omicron subvariants are quickly gaining a foothold in the U.S. and could reverse this trend over the coming months, ...

The first real-world data on the new omicron vaccines find that they are better at preventing symptomatic Covid infections than the earlier doses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said ...

Pregnant women vaccinated against COVID-19 can transfer their immunity to their unborn children and perhaps enhance the ability of infants 6 months and younger to ward off infection, according to new ...

The omicron variant accounted for an estimated 58.6 percent of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. for the week ending Dec. 25, down from previous estimates, according to new data released Dec. 28 by the CDC. ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that data has shown that the spread of the omicron variant is what fuels a spike in hospitalizations in young children 4-years-old and ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday recommended retooled Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna for kids as young as five to protect against the contagious omicron ...