A UC San Francisco lab that analyzes coronavirus test results is a big reason behind the quick identification of the Omicron variant in California.
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Did a collision of COVID-19 and HIV forge the Omicron variant?
The Omicron variant was probably incubated in a person with poorly controlled HIV who struggled to clear a coronavirus infection.
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Nation’s first Omicron variant case confirmed in San Francisco
The coronavirus variant was found in an individual who returned to San Francisco from South Africa on Nov. 22; its presence was not unexpected. First detected in southern Africa, the strain has been found in nearly two dozen countries and is now in the Golden State.
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Omicron? Many Americans give it a shrug
The dangers of the Omicron COVID-19 variant are unknown. But many Americans aren’t very worried.
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How bad will Omicron be? Scientists won’t really know for months
Omicron’s impact on the COVID-19 pandemic will depend on a variety of factors that will take days to weeks for scientists to untangle.
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Trying to avoid countywide ‘shockwaves’: Local task force works at keeping Watsonville Hospital open
Watsonville Community Hospital CEO Steven Salyer announced to employees earlier this month that the hospital could have to close unless someone purchases it. A nonprofit coalition has been in discussions with the hospital to buy it, but one of its members says there are several steps complicating the purchase.
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How big a threat is the Omicron variant of coronavirus? Here’s what we know
The recent discovery of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has upended the outlook for a pandemic that was expected to get worse over the winter.
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To protest COVID mandates, this California town declared itself a ‘constitutional republic’
The Northern California town of Oroville this month declared itself a “constitutional republic” because of COVID-19. Residents have mixed feelings.
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Omicron variant spreads globally, sparking fears of winter COVID-19 surge
Officials warn of new winter COVID-19 wave with new “highly transmissible” variant.
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How to protect yourself amid Omicron variant alarms? Here’s what we know
The California Department of Public Health said “it is only a matter of time before Omicron is detected in the United States. New variants will continue to evolve as long as there are large proportions of unvaccinated people.”
