SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will end its indoor masking requirement for vaccinated people next week but masks still are the rule for schoolchildren, state health officials announced Monday amid rapidly falling coronavirus cases. After Feb. 15, unvaccinated people still
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Boris Johnson to hold meeting on potential restrictions amid Omicron surge
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will meet Monday with top advisers to determine if he will impose new restrictions in the UK amid a COVID-19 surge driven by the Omicron variant, according to reports. After pledging not imposing restrictions ahead of Christmas, Johnson
Biden to lift travel restrictions on southern African countries that were put in place due to Omicron
The restrictions will lift on December 31 at 12:01 a.m. ET, the officials said. News of the lifted restrictions was first reported by Reuters. President Joe Biden ordered the restrictions in late November on the advice of his public health
Omicron Is Just Beginning and Americans Are Already Tired
MIAMI — The Omicron variant has turned a season of joy into one of weariness and resentment amid a new coronavirus surge. With days to go before Christmas, Americans are sick and tired of being sick and tired. Of reworking
Amid omicron, Fauci OKs holiday gatherings for vaccinated: Updates
Americans preparing to spend time with family and friends this holiday season don’t need to cancel plans, despite the latest infections surge, if they are vaccinated and boosted, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday. Fauci, making the rounds of the morning news
Moderna booster is effective against omicron, study shows: COVID-19 news
The first data available for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine suggests a third booster dose will be effective against omicron, the variant that is rapidly taking over the world. Moderna said early Monday that in a lab study, blood from 20 people who
‘SNL’ Ditches Live Audience, Limits Cast And Crew Amid Omicron
NEW YORK (AP) — People’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2021 is set to be inducted into the vaunted Five-Timers Club on “Saturday Night Live,” but the surging omicron variant of the coronavirus means there won’t be a live audience to
CDC estimates 13% of all cases in NY and NJ could be omicron infections, Director Dr. Walensky says
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The new, highly mutated omicron Covid-19 variant now accounts for an estimated 13% of all cases in New York and New Jersey, according
Opinion: Omicron and Delta be damned: Americans won’t stop flying
Despite the newest variant’s detection in at least 32 states so far, airlines and airports in the US are likely to see lots of full planes and crowds as we approach Christmas and the end of 2021. Were it not
Omicron may be less dangerous, Biden draws line with Putin: 5 Things podcast
On today’s episode of the 5 Things podcast: Renters rights in the face of climate change and natural disasters Housing and Economy reporter Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy explains how they don’t have much protection. Plus, health reporter Elizabeth Weise updates us on omicron, opening
At a sequencing lab in Nebraska, tracking Omicron to help gauge its spread.
OMAHA — Researchers in Nebraska had just finished sequencing six samples of the Omicron variant, the most discovered anywhere in the United States. They just didn’t know it yet. In a closet-size room with two chairs and no windows, the
Emphasizing Tests, Biden Vows to Fight Omicron With ‘Science and Speed’
Much remains unknown about Omicron, which was spotted by scientists in southern Africa last week and is now known to be present in more than 30 countries. It has mutations that scientists say may allow it to spread more quickly
Fauci uses Omicron as a reason to press vaccines.
As the first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant was reported in the United States, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, cast the detection as a reason for Americans to get vaccinated or boosters and said
Treasury yields rise with the Fed’s faster taper plans, omicron variant in focus
U.S. Treasury yields rose on Wednesday morning, amid investor concerns around the omicron variant and the Federal Reserve’s plans to potentially taper faster than expected. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note climbed 6 basis points to 1.5005% at
Omicron variant upends global pandemic response.
Britain will also require travelers from abroad to get a PCR test within 48 hours of their arrival and require contacts of those who test positive with a suspected case of Omicron to self-isolate for 10 days, regardless of vaccination