The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

LOS ANGELES — California is entering the fall with coronavirus in retreat.

UK weathered fifth wave of infections earlier this summer driven by new Omicron variants but coronavirus continues to linger this autumn

Pfizer is asking the Food and Drug Administration to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11

The company's turnover also rose during the 12-month period

Vaccines (predominantly mRNA vaccines) have been our front-line defence against COVID and have saved millions of lives.

More mutations seen in BA.2.75 raise concerns about possible reduction in sensitivity to antibodies — monoclonal antibodies and from vaccination or natural infection

A new Omicron subvariant known as BQ.1.1, first reported in the United Kingdom last month, is now on Thailand's watchlist as the newest fast-spreading coronavirus variant, according to the Center for Medical Genomics at Ramathibodi Hospital.

A new Covid sub-variant has been detected and is spreading rapidly around the world. Here are the symptoms to spot of the new variant already making up a quarter of new cases in some countries

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say