A step-by-step guide to swabbing your throat for COVID-19, which may help detect Omicron on rapid tests Hilary Brueck, Aria Bendix 07 jan 2022
‘Swab your throat first and then your nose’: 4 disease experts offer new guidance on COVID-19 rapid tests Aria Bendix, Hilary Brueck 06 jan 2022
CDC advisors urge boosters for kids aged 12 and older to prevent COVID, help them stay in school, and curb anxiety rates Hilary Brueck 05 jan 2022
ER doctors say this COVID wave is forcing them to deny treatment to other patients, who are dying as a result: ‘Every shift is like the worst shift of my career.’ Hilary Brueck 20 dec 2021
Pfizer says its ultra-low dose vaccine isn’t enough for kids aged 2-5 — setting up a booster scenario that could delay toddlers’ shots until mid-2022 Hilary Brueck 17 dec 2021
One chart shows just how fast Omicron is spreading in the UK — it’s possible it could rival Delta by the end of the week, data-crunchers say Hilary Brueck 13 dec 2021
A 60-year-old’s birthday party in the UK turned into a potential Omicron superspreader event, even though everyone was vaccinated — but all the cases were mild Hilary Brueck 10 dec 2021
The most common Omicron symptoms include cough, fatigue, and runny nose, according to health officials in the US and Europe Aria Bendix, Hilary Brueck 10 dec 2021
Omicron may be spreading fast, but there are signs it’s not actually worse than Delta Hilary Brueck 07 dec 2021
Omicron’s ‘wacko’ combination of mutations has scientists split over whether it developed in humans or animals Aria Bendix, Marianne Guenot, Hilary Brueck 04 dec 2021
