Much of the message's information was misleading about a real variant of the virus that causes COVID-19.

U.S. health officials are on high alert and looking for any cases of the new omicron variant. Questions are also being raised if this new variant will overtake delta. Dr. Otto Yang, a leading ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Across the nation, the much anticipated Omicron variant is rapidly increasing. Data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports the variant makes up around ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- When comparing omicron vs. delta variants, omicron has 53% less risk of hospitalization and 91% less risk of death, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky revealed on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES — As the latest coronavirus surge fades, health officials are keeping watch on a new mishmash of the delta and omicron variants. Dubbed "deltacron" by some, it's essentially a blend of ...

(NEXSTAR) – With the highly transmissible omicron variant spreading across the globe, people who test positive for COVID-19 may be wondering which mutation of the virus they have. The delta variant ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - As strained U.S. hospitals brace for a new surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the fast-spreading omicron variant, doctors are warning of yet another challenge: the two standard drugs ...

WASHINGTON -- Many of the world's richest countries have spent the past year hoarding coronavirus vaccines, buying up enough doses to vaccinate their populations several times over and consistently ...

NEW YORK -- This holiday season held promise for Americans, many of whom spent Christmas 2020 in quarantine or away from loved ones due to a nasty winter COVID-19 surge. Yet in the last week or so, ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Preliminary data out of South Africa is giving the world insight into how strong omicron really is. The South African Medical Research Council just reported this variant may ...