World Dec 17 South Africa reels under omicron wave amid vaccine lag, pans ‘rushed’ travel ban By Michael Baleke
Health Nov 29 Watch 3:24 How the world is responding to the omicron variant A growing number of nations imposed travel restrictions Monday to try to slow the spread of the new coronavirus variant, omicron. The moves came as more cases of the variant were confirmed internationally. But some warned the travel bans —… By Yamiche Alcindor, Courtney Norris
Health Nov 26 Watch 9:42 Alarm grows after emergence of new omicron COVID-19 variant. Here’s what you need to know A newly emerged variant of the coronavirus known as “omicron” is causing widespread concern. First discovered in South Africa, it's now been detected in multiple nations, including Europe and Israel. Many nations including the U.S. are considering travel bans to…
Health Feb 07 AstraZeneca vaccine being tweaked to fight S. Africa variant Health officials in Britain are trying to contain the spread of the variant first identified in South Africa amid concerns that it is more contagious or resistant to existing vaccines. More than 100 cases of the South African variant have… By Associated Press