Omicron variant

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Health Care January 21, 2022

Alpha then delta and now omicron – 6 questions answered as COVID-19 cases once again surge across the globe

By Sara Sawyer, University of Colorado Boulder; Arturo Barbachano-Guerrero, University of Colorado Boulder, and Cody Warren, University of Colorado Boulder [This article first appeared in The Conversation, used with permission]…

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Health Care January 7, 2022

From delta to omicron, here’s how scientists know which coronavirus variants are circulating in the US

By Alexander Sundermann, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences and Lee Harrison, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences [This article first appeared in The Conversation, used with permission] The omicron variant quickly…

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Health Care December 20, 2021

Genomic sequencing: Here’s how researchers identify omicron and other COVID-19

[This article by Andre Hudson and Crista Wadsworth was first published in The Conversation. Reprinted with permission] Andre Hudson, Rochester Institute of Technology and Crista Wadsworth, Rochester Institute of Technology…

Health Care December 4, 2021

Georgia resident identified with Omicron variant

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 hasn’t been found within the boundaries of Georgia as of the latest reports, but a Georgia resident is under isolation in New Jersey after testing…

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Health Care November 28, 2021

What is the Omicron variant of COVID-19?

by Larry F. Johnson [The Cobb County Courier has a general policy of sticking tightly to local news coverage, but there are some issues (e.g. immigration, COVID-19) that directly impact…

Health Care November 27, 2021

CDC issues statement on the Omicron variant

The CDC issued a press release yesterday on the recently discovered Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. The press release reads as follows: On November 26, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified a…

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Omicron variant

Alpha then delta and now omicron – 6 questions answered as COVID-19 cases once again surge across the globe

From delta to omicron, here’s how scientists know which coronavirus variants are circulating in the US

Genomic sequencing: Here’s how researchers identify omicron and other COVID-19

Georgia resident identified with Omicron variant

What is the Omicron variant of COVID-19?

CDC issues statement on the Omicron variant