Scientists Discover ‘Sister’ of Omicron Variant, Officials Warn It’s ‘Harder to Track’

Scientists say they have discovered a “sister” of the mutated COVID-19 variant Omicron. In an announcement on the discovery, health officials warn that the new lineage is “much harder to track.” A South African man in Queensland who tested positive for Omicron has a genetically different version of the virus that experts have dubbed “Omicron Like.” … Read more

Zero Healthy Children Between 5 and 18 Died from COVID, German Study Finds

Not a single healthy child aged between the ages of 5 and 18 has died from COVID-19 in the first 15 months of the pandemic, a study by German scientists has found. “Overall, the SARS-CoV-2-associated burden of a severe disease course or death in children and adolescents is low,” the scientists stated in a new report. “This … Read more