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Novavax says it could start making Omicron-specific vaccine in January 02 Dec 2021 - 08:52 pm
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Second US Omicron variant case identified in Minnesota 02 Dec 2021 - 08:03 pm
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To fight Omicron, Biden to add travel rules, make at-home COVID tests free 02 Dec 2021 - 07:29 pm
A new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at-home test kit made by Lucira Health, newly approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization, sits on a table at a Sutter Health lab in San Carlos, California, U.S. November 18, 2020. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino
Biden launching winter COVID-19 booster, testing campaign 02 Dec 2021 - 04:30 pm
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First known US Omicron case found in fully vaccinated overseas traveler 01 Dec 2021 - 11:50 pm
Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks about the Omicron coronavirus variant during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque     
Omicron likely to spread beyond Canada and Brazil, says regional health agency 01 Dec 2021 - 08:14 pm
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US CDC to collect data on southern Africa passengers over COVID variant 01 Dec 2021 - 07:36 pm
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Student shoots, kills 3, injures 8 at Michigan high school 01 Dec 2021 - 11:45 am
A prayer vigil is held at Lake Point Community Church in Oxford, Michigan where community members prayed for the community and the families of those killed and injured after a deadly shooting at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, north of Detroit, U.S., November 30, 2021. Reuters/Seth Herald
Canada to require people arriving by air to take COVID-19 tests; measure excludes US flights 01 Dec 2021 - 12:52 am
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Too soon to say if Omicron variant will lead to severe disease: Fauci 30 Nov 2021 - 11:55 pm
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Canada's flood-hit British Columbia braces for more heavy rain 30 Nov 2021 - 11:42 pm
A car is submerged after rainstorms lashed the western Canadian province of British Columbia, triggering landslides and floods, shutting highways, in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada November 28, 2021, in this still image obtained from social media video on November 29, 2021. Courtesy of Twitter/@pnaught13/via REUTERS
US FDA panel weighs Merck's COVID-19 antiviral drug 30 Nov 2021 - 07:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: An experimental COVID-19 treatment pill, called molnupiravir and being developed by Merck & Co Inc and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP, is seen in this undated handout photo released by Merck & Co Inc and obtained by Reuters on October 26, 2021. Merck & Co Inc/Handout via REUTER
US steps up search for Omicron variant in domestic COVID-19 cases 29 Nov 2021 - 11:02 pm
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Canada's new COVID-19 variant count rises to three after Quebec discovers first case 29 Nov 2021 - 10:51 pm
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Biden says US is working with pharma companies on Omicron contingency plans 29 Nov 2021 - 08:54 pm
With Dr. Anthony Fauci standing behind, U.S. President Joe Biden delivers an update on the Omicron variant at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque     
Fauci says new US restrictions amid Omicron unlikely 29 Nov 2021 - 07:29 pm
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US screened 2.45 mln passengers Sunday, highest since early 2020 29 Nov 2021 - 03:47 pm
People wait in a general screening line at a security checkpoint at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport before the Thanksgiving holiday in Seattle, Washington, U.S. November 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
Leftist claims victory in Honduran vote, setting up showdown 29 Nov 2021 - 07:37 am
Xiomara Castro, presidential candidate of the Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE), and vice presidential candidate Salvador Nasrala react after the closing of the general election in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, November 28, 2021. Reuters/Jose Cabezas