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Contact tracing revs up in some states as omicron reaches US 04 Dec 2021 - 03:36 pm
People queue at a popup COVID-19 testing site in Times Square in New York City, New York, U.S., December 3, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Gilead recalls 55,000 vials of Covid drug due to glass shards 04 Dec 2021 - 12:40 pm
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Parents of suspected Michigan school shooter, themselves wanted, taken into custody 04 Dec 2021 - 11:25 am
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First case of Omicron confirmed in Mexico, officials urge calm 03 Dec 2021 - 08:46 pm
Mexico's deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell speaks during a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo
Canada reports 11 cases of Omicron variant, says severe COVID trends could rise 03 Dec 2021 - 08:30 pm
Women walk through Toronto's PATH, the world's biggest underground shopping mall that runs under the city's major downtown office buildings, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Nebraska is sixth US state with Omicron coronavirus variant 03 Dec 2021 - 07:54 pm
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Parents of Michigan teen accused of school shooting could face own charges 03 Dec 2021 - 07:19 pm
A memorial is seen at Oxford High school, a day after a shooting that left four dead and eight injured, in Oxford, Michigan. December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Seth Herald
Canadian province of Ontario records another new case of Omicron variant 03 Dec 2021 - 12:06 am
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Man with gun outside UN in New York surrenders to police 02 Dec 2021 - 11:33 pm
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UN goes on lockdown, man with gun outside 02 Dec 2021 - 08:58 pm
An armed man speaks with members of the NYPD outside the UNited Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Novavax says it could start making Omicron-specific vaccine in January 02 Dec 2021 - 08:52 pm
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Second US Omicron variant case identified in Minnesota 02 Dec 2021 - 08:03 pm
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To fight Omicron, Biden to add travel rules, make at-home COVID tests free 02 Dec 2021 - 07:29 pm
A new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at-home test kit made by Lucira Health, newly approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization, sits on a table at a Sutter Health lab in San Carlos, California, U.S. November 18, 2020. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino
Biden launching winter COVID-19 booster, testing campaign 02 Dec 2021 - 04:30 pm
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First known US Omicron case found in fully vaccinated overseas traveler 01 Dec 2021 - 11:50 pm
Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks about the Omicron coronavirus variant during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque     
Omicron likely to spread beyond Canada and Brazil, says regional health agency 01 Dec 2021 - 08:14 pm
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US CDC to collect data on southern Africa passengers over COVID variant 01 Dec 2021 - 07:36 pm
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Student shoots, kills 3, injures 8 at Michigan high school 01 Dec 2021 - 11:45 am
A prayer vigil is held at Lake Point Community Church in Oxford, Michigan where community members prayed for the community and the families of those killed and injured after a deadly shooting at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, north of Detroit, U.S., November 30, 2021. Reuters/Seth Herald