Dr. James Simmons, nurse practitioner, founder of “Ask the NP” and a CDC ambassador for HIV prevention programs, stopped by to ease our omicron variant fears and talk about World AIDS Day.

The power of BA.5 (and its sibling BA.4, which makes up about 16% of new U.S. cases, has the same spike protein mutation as BA.5, but doesn’t seem to spread as quickly) is its ability to infect ...

The current explosion of omicron-fueled coronavirus infections in the U.S. is causing a breakdown in basic functions and services — the latest illustration of how COVID-19 keeps upending life ...

Many people have had COVID-19 by now, but they should still get an Omicron booster. The answer, experts say, is yes. The answer, experts say, is yes. Sign Up for Our Ideas Newsletter POV.

This segment aired on KTLA’s Off The Clock on Jan. 26, 2022. Dr. James Simmons, nurse practitioner and founder of “Ask the NP,” helped us separate medical fact from fiction.

Cases of a subvariant of the omicron variant have been detected in the United States, but the World Health Organization has not yet classified it as a variant of concern. Reset checks in with an ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will no longer use GPS monitoring to enforce quarantines and will also end daily checkup calls to low-risk coronavirus patients as a fast-developing omicron ...

People wait to receive a COVID-19 shot at the Esperanza’s Vaccination Center in a gym in West Englewood in Chicago on May 4, 2021. People wait to receive a COVID-19 shot at the Esperanza’s ...

How do you pronounce Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant that has set off alarm bells worldwide and raised questions about vaccine effectiveness? According to Merriam Webster, Omicron is pronounced ...

With coronavirus hospitalizations at an all-time high across Illinois, experts say it’s critical for residents to continue following basic precautions — and to stop dismissing the most ...

Five mutations might help Omicron more easily fuse with and infect human cells. Waves of Variants Many variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus have arisen over the course of the pandemic.