Experts say there are early, sketchy signals that the COVID-19 omicron wave has crested, or is plateauing, in the areas that were struck worst by the strain.
Testing for COVID-19 has become more essential today due to increasing cases of influenza and coronavirus. But why do some people are getting negative results from antigen tests despite having symptoms?
Scientists are watching out for a possible twindemic they dubbed as "flurona" or the combined infection of influenza virus and coronavirus that was first detected in Israel last week.
A CBS News report through MSN News said that last week, the CDC came out with updated data indicating that the new Omicron variant made up approximately 95.4 percent of new coronavirus cases.
A double infection called "flurona" was first detected in a woman this week at Rabin Medical Center in Petach Tikva, different news media said recently.
COVID-19 has ruled another year. More new strains have emerged, as well as tragic milestones and the silver linings came in 2021, which Science Times witnessed.
Since nasal swabs are no longer enough to detect the Omicron variant and RT-PCR tests take too long for the results to come, some experts said that throat swabs could be the answer.
The mRNA vaccine is among the two COVID-19 vaccines that offered more than 90% protection from SARS-CoV-2 to prevent symptomatic infection. So how does it become so effective in protecting against the virus?
Dr. Anthony Fauci has strongly recommended that people cancel plans of attending parties with 30 or more guests. Instead, he advised small gatherings of people or relatives "who are vaccinated" and are given a booster shot.
A medical expert recently emphasized the need to wear a surgical mask instead of the one made with cloth material to ensure protection from the COVID-19 virus.
While the new Omicron COVID-19 strain is found to have milder symptoms compared to other variants many still want to know the signs and symptoms of the new variant.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, humans have been combating viruses in which, for some of them, vaccines, as well as antiviral medications have enabled us to control the spread of infections widely.
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