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With traditional public health campaigns unheeded, an unconventional group joins effort against fear, mistrust, complacency, inconvenience and the presence of bigger worries

A year after the COVID-19 vaccine became available, traditional public health campaigns promoting vaccination are often going unheeded.

South African coronavirus patients are "80 percent less likely to be hospitalized if they catch the omicron variant."

South African coronavirus patients are "80 percent less likely to be hospitalized if they catch the omicron variant."

The U.S. will lift travel restrictions to eight southern African countries implemented to blunt the spread of the Omicron variant on New Year’s Eve.

The Bahamas government has reversed its policy of imposing travel restrictions on persons coming from certain African countries.

2021 was going to be about rebuilding, restoring, recovering… Then the Omicron variant arrived.

Early research points to mutations in the spike protein. But much remains unknown or unconfirmed.

Here's what scientists are watching for as they gauge what Omicron has in store for us this winter.

Health officials say 2021 is shaping up to be the deadliest year in U.S. history, in large part because of the coronavirus and drug overdoses.