The average incubation period shortened as new variants circulated, with Omicron at an average of 3.42 days. Related: When ...

Increase over time of antibody levels 3 months after a booster dose as an indication of better protection against Omicron infection. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2023;12(1):2184176. doi:10.1080 ...

The WHO, which declared Omicron "of concern" on Friday following its rapid spread in South Africa, says it will know more about the new variant within days. Omicron is becoming the dominant Covid ...

“Like the other omicron flavors,” Chin-Hong said ... 19 more quickly than they were in 2020 when the average incubation period was five days because the incubation period has changed with each new ...

In the early days of the pandemic, it was extremely rare to hear of people catching Covid twice. The Omicron variant which first emerged in late November 2021 has changed that. Part of it is ...

Omicron cases are currently doubling every three and a half days — roughly triple the speed of delta in the late spring and early summer, according to Grubaugh. Grubaugh noted on Twitter that ...

Those arriving from 15 countries must isolate at the Penny’s Bay quarantine facility for four days before ... and the shorter incubation period of people carrying the Omicron variant.

5 versions of Omicron, which are what is currently circulating ... If you had COVID this summer, you can technically get your booster any time. However, health officials at the CDC say "people ...

Although a holiday spike in COVID cases is still likely, data about new Omicron variants gives health experts hope. COVID-19 boosters for omicron are coming this fall. That may be too late to ...

The threat remains acute. Trump, backed this time by Republicans who have adopted his pre-emptive election denial, will try again to defy the voters if they choose Harris. He will have a great ...

Every year for over two decades, TIME editors have highlighted the most impactful new products and ideas in TIME’s Best Inventions issue. To compile this year’s list, we solicited nominations ...