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Covid-19: Omicron Variant and Subvariants

Websites

What You Need to Know About Variants
CDC
Omicron Variant: What You Need to Know
from CDC
CDC Statement on B.1.1.529 (Omicron variant)
Classification of Omicron (B.1.1.529): SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern
from World Health Organization
Update on Omicron
from World Health Organization

News

What to do if you test positive for COVID at this point in the pandemic
NPR, April 8, 2022
Delta and omicron met up inside 1 person and made the Frankenstein hybrid 'deltacron'
NPR, March 23, 2022
What we know about the symptoms — and the severity — of the omicron variant
NPR, January 6, 2022
Booster at least 80% effective against severe Omicron
BBC News, December 17, 2021
Omicron variant reported in 38 states as COVID cases across the country increase
CBS News, December 17, 2021
Omicron symptoms could seem like a cold — but don’t underestimate this variant, experts warn
CNBC, December 16, 2021