
Americans are already weary of COVID constraints. Will omicron response help or hurt Biden?
President Joe Biden is down in the polls, beset by rising inflation and struggling to get his message across to voters.
President Joe Biden is down in the polls, beset by rising inflation and struggling to get his message across to voters.
Many Pennsylvanians are diving into the holiday season and resuming pre-COVID traditions, but state health officials are preparing for their next challenge — the impending arrival of the new omicron variant.
You may have seen headlines recently about the omicron variant of COVID-19, or read about it on social media. There's still a great deal of uncertainty about this new variant, and some of the information people are sharing can be misleading. So we want to talk about the omicron variant, what we know about it, and what we still don't know.
President Biden announced an array of measures Thursday to protect Americans from a potential winter surge of coronavirus infections, as five states confirmed cases linked to the omicron variant and international researchers shared data indicating that the still-mysterious variant may be able to reinfect people who had prior infections.
We’re tracking the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus and vaccines in North Carolina. Check back for updates.
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