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February 17, 2022

WHO reports new COVID-19 cases drop by 19% globally

The number of new coronavirus cases globally fell by 19% in the last week while the number of deaths remained stable, according to the World Health Organization.

February 15, 2022

WHO Europe warns of COVID-19 rise in eastern region

The head of the World Health Organization’s Europe office said Tuesday that health officials are turning their attention to growing rates of COVID-19 infection in Eastern Europe, where six countries — including Russia and Ukraine — have seen a doubling in case counts over the last two weeks.

February 11, 2022

WHO tracking 4 omicron sub-variants, says preventing all COVID transmissions 'not the goal'

World Health Organization (WHO) official Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove said earlier this week that the agency is tracking four omicron sub-variants, including BA.1, BA.1.1, BA.2 and BA.3.

February 11, 2022

As COVID-19 cases fall, more states act to end mask mandates

More state leaders acted to strike down mask mandates on Thursday, citing a decline in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. 

February 4, 2022

WHO official sees 'plausible endgame' for COVID-19 pandemic in Europe

Europe is entering a "plausible endgame" to the COVID-19 pandemic as the number of deaths across the region begins to "plateau," the director of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Europe office said Thursday. 

February 3, 2022

CDC director: Studies yet to show BA.2 sub-variant evading current vaccines more than omicron

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday that experts have not yet seen studies suggesting omicron sub-variant BA.2 will evade COVID-19 vaccine protection any more so than the original omicron strain has already.

February 1, 2022

'Long COVID' patients leave ‘antibody signature’ that may help predict syndrome, study says

COVID-19 patients may not need to wait long after being infected to know if they will develop post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, according to a paper published this week in Nature Communications.

January 29, 2022

'Stealth' omicron variant BA.2 circulating in almost half of US, but CDC exercises caution: report

There are now at least 127 known cases of the subvariant BA.2 circulating in almost half of the United States that international experts suggest is more contagious as omicron,

January 28, 2022

Cases of 'stealth' omicron subvariant confirmed in Northeast states: reports

Two Northeast states reported cases of the omicron subvariant BA.2 this week. 

January 26, 2022

CDC data shows omicron accounts for 99.9% of new cases as experts investigate sub-variant

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows the omicron variant of the coronavirus now accounts for 99.9% of new COVID-19 cases. This comes as the World Health Organization (WHO) and health officials are keeping their eyes on a COVID-19 sub-variant called BA.2.