Booster longevity: Data reveals how long a third shot protects
Now researchers in the U.K. have the first estimates for how long a third shot of the Pfizer vaccine will last. The findings are mixed.
omicron
Workers are calling out sick in droves, leaving employers scrambling
Employers from Macy's to United Airlines are having to adjust after skyrocketing omicron COVID cases have led large numbers of workers to call out sick.
Fauci says COVID-19 won't go away like smallpox, but will more likely become endemic
The White House's top medical adviser says the virus won't go away entirely. Instead, it should eventually hit a level where it "doesn't disrupt our normal social, economic and other interactions."
Djokovic's appeal of his canceled visa moves to a higher court
Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said he canceled Djokovic's visa on "health and good order grounds, on the basis that it was in the public interest to do so."
Lawmakers are rewriting rules as schools grapple with teacher shortages
Burnout and thinning substitute teacher rolls plus the fallout of the omicron surge is pushing school leaders to the brink of desperation. Lawmakers are respond rewriting hiring rules.
Garbage and recyclables pile up as omicron takes its toll on sanitation workers
Some cities are so shorthanded they have temporarily stopped collecting things like recyclables or oversized junk to focus on the grosser, smellier stuff.
Fact check: The theory that SARS-CoV-2 is becoming milder
A look at the data that omicron is less severe. What does that mean for the future of SARS-CoV-2 — and the pandemic?
ERs are overwhelmed as omicron continues to flood them with patients
Omicron may cause milder disease but the sheer number of patients make this wave far worse for the health care system. With packed emergency rooms, patients can wait days to get moved to a bed.
Omicron is driving test and treatment shortages — what this means for the Triad
The omicron variant of COVID-19 has driven a massive surge in case numbers that has Triad health care providers desperate for relief.
Welcome to the era of omicron rules and regs
As the highly transmissible variant spreads rapidly around the world, some countries have reimposed harsh COVID measures like those seen in the early days of the pandemic.