Just hours after the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning regarding the global risk from the Omicron variant, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expanded its recommendation regarding COVID-19 booster shots Monday, in order to give more Americans more vaccine protection. The CDC is now saying “everyone ages 18 and older should…

In addition to restricting travel from South Africa and seven other countries in the region starting Monday, President Joe Biden pushed COVID-19 vaccination as the best way to fight the new Omicron variant of the virus. Biden’s comments came following a meeting with his COVID-19 Response Team over the weekend. “Dr. [Anthony] Fauci informed the…

Countries around the world began issuing various travel restrictions affecting multiple countries in southern Africa Friday, in response to a new variant of COVID-19 that was detected earlier this week. B.1.1.529, now known as the Omicron variant, was first detected by scientists in South Africa, and has also been found in Botswana and Hong Kong…