Omicron

The CDC is reporting that there’s high COVID-19 virus transmission nationally, including in Texas, due to the JN.1 variant.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyone older than 6 months get an updated COVID-19 vaccine this fall. What's the rollout like in North Texas?

COVID-19 cases were already rising ahead of the holidays, and the trend is continuing into 2023.

The new Pfizer and Moderna boosters require two to three previous doses of the original vaccine. But Philip Huang, Dallas County's health director, says demand for the original has been low.

COVID-19 cases have been steadily increasing since Thanksgiving, with more than 18,000 new cases this past week. On top of that, doctors are dealing with an influx of RSV and flu patients.

One year after the COVID-19 omicron variant began its spread across Texas, doctors are concerned about the effects of “long COVID” — even as case numbers and hospitalizations have declined.

Step aside, BA.5. The new variants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1, appear to be among the most adept yet at evading immunity from previous infection and vaccination.

Public health leaders in North Texas say now is the time to get a COVID-19 booster targeting the omicron variant.

The Food and Drug Administration is planning to authorize a new generation of COVID-19 boosters this week that for the first time will target the omicron variant.

The omicron variant has resulted in record-high COVID-19 cases in Texas schools. Despite student and staff absences, one Round Rock student said schools are remaining open for in-person learning “while everything around us is falling down.”

Closures were announced this week in districts throughout the region