Yesenia Mata gives herself a COVID-19 test on Jan. 4, 2022, at Valley Shield COVID-19 Testing in Phoenix. The omicron variant is good at evading vaccines, so even if you've been vaccinated and boosted ...

Some antigen tests, including the rapid COVID-19 test made by the Abbott BinaxNOW and Quidel QuickVue brands, may fail to detect if you have omicron, according to new data released this week. In ...

In a recent study published in the journal Cell, researchers investigated the infectivity, fusogenicity, and immune evasive potential of two novel Omicron subvariants – BA.2.86 and FLip. They used ...

Ahead of Christmas, health experts suggested undergoing a rapid coronavirus test just before any gatherings. But some health experts are now warning that you can test negative even if you’re infected ...

As COVID-19 cases surge, fueled by the highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus, Americans wonder how to approach the holidays and safely travel and gather with friends and family. The ...

It's foggy, cloudy, and raining in the Pacific Northwest much of the winter. Plus, the humidity is at 100%. But why does it still feel dry? Highway 2 closure has left Skykomish-area businesses ...

The realistic goal of vaccine-or-test requirements announced Wednesday by St. Paul and Minneapolis isn’t to crush the coronavirus. Or promptly end the strain on hospitals. Or even to make restaurants, ...

Pfizer and BioNTech will run three simultaneous trials in adults ages 18-55 to determine if an omicron-specific vaccine is more effective than current shots. The two-dose Comirnaty vaccine has been ...

This article was originally published in The Current. Speed is everything in the race against COVID-19’s Omicron variant, the fastest version of the virus we’ve seen to date. Its dizzying rise to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce Japsen writes about healthcare business and policy. A parade of diagnostic test makers could see record revenue as Americans ...

South Korean scientists have developed a rapid PCR test that can detect the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in just four hours. The new test kit that can detect the new and highly transmissible ...

The omicron variant is good at evading vaccines, so even if you've been vaccinated and boosted, there's still a chance you'll test positive for COVID-19. And now that omicron appears to be the ...