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Omicron's not the last variant we'll see. Will the next one be bad?
It's difficult to predict what combination of traits such a variant might have.
Will omicron wipe out delta forever?
Omicron is sweeping away the delta variant, having impacts on hospitalization and population immunity.
Rapid tests may not detect omicron early in infection
However, PCR tests, which are more sensitive, detected the virus in the early days of infection.
Omicron may cause milder disease. A lab study hints at why.
The omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 may be less efficient at infiltrating the lungs and spreading from cell to cell, early lab studies suggest.
Breakthrough COVID cases may supercharge immunity, study hints
There may be a silver lining to breakthrough infections, although they obviously still carry risks.
Newfound flavor of omicron variant may be harder to track
The newfound version, BA.2, may be slightly harder to track.
Omicron variant may have evolved in rats, one theory says
Some features of the omicron variant's genome hint that it may have evolved in rodents.
1st case of omicron variant in US confirmed in California
U.S. officials confirmed the first U.S. case of omicron in California.
