Girl taking a test after getting COVID-19 symptoms on January 4.Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram/Getty Images Sore throats and runny noses are increasingly common in ...

The highly transmissible Omicron variant is driving a surge of COVID-19 cases in the United States, becoming the dominant version of the virus just weeks after it was first detected and appearing in ...

Booster shots appear to be at least 90% effective against hospitalization for Delta and Omicron. But Omicron poses a greater challenge to vaccine protection, according to three new CDC studies.

An eye-popping new chart from a Canadian science advisory panel puts in a single image what the scientific community has said with urgency in recent days -- two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine are ...

The omicron variant is making it more difficult than ever to understand the severity and trajectory of South Carolina’s coronavirus outbreak. Infections are surging to record heights, but experts say ...

CDC graphs show in detail the protection vaccines gave from hospitalization. As Omicron spread in the US, hospitalization rates in December were much lower for the vaccinated. Data among adults over ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Washington CNN — The Omicron variant’s rapid spread has pushed the US into another ...

RT-PCR swab tests at a pre-departure coronavirus (COVID-19) testing facility, at Sydney International Airport in Australia, November 29, 2021.Loren Elliott/Reuters According to data released Friday, ...

Welcome to The Data Point, a series from the NBC News Data Graphics team that explains a slice of the latest news through charts and visuals. Air travel in the U.S. didn’t show signs of declining this ...

Almost as soon as Omicron started spreading, doctors noticed slight differences in their patients' symptoms relative to prior variants. Mild, coldlike symptoms — such as sore throats, sneezing, and ...