The Omicron booster will protect against BA.5 and BA.4 as well as the original coronavirus strain. (Getty Images) COVID-19 booster shots that target the highly contagious Omicron variant — which ...

BA.5, part of the Omicron family, is the latest coronavirus variant to cause widespread waves of infection globally. According to the World Health Organization's most recent report, it was behind 52% ...

The latest Omicron subvariant, XBB.1.5, is the most transmissible strain of COVID yet — but does not seem to make people sicker, the World Health Organization has said. XBB.1.5 has spread quickly ...

Let’s clear up one misconception. Viruses aren’t like deodorant on your armpit or a fart in a room. They don’t necessarily automatically get weaker over time. In fact, often it’s quite the opposite.

As COVID Omicron BA.5 continues to spread in the U.S., some may be wondering if the variant might cause distinct symptoms that set it apart from other Omicron variants. BA.5 is a sub-type of the ...

With nearly all the new COVID-19 infections in the U.S. coming from the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, it makes sense that health officials are considering switching to a different vaccine to ...

A new omicron variant is quickly spreading across the U.S. just in time for the New Year. The strain, known as XBB.1.5, accounts right now for almost 41% of confirmed COVID-19 cases nationwide, ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

An omicron subvariant is once again demonstrating immune-dodging abilities, posing a threat to both vaccinated and previously infected individuals. A report published Wednesday in the New England ...

For more than two years, Cathy Baron and Sara Alicia Costa managed to duck the coronavirus. But despite their being fully vaccinated and boosted, the Omicron variant finally caught them. Baron is an ...