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A person in California has become the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant of COVID-19. The news comes as scientists continue to study the risks posed by the new strain of the virus. -
San Diego County public health officials reported 567 new COVID-19 infections and five additional deaths. -
San Diego’s vaccination mandate for city employees is approaching. -
It sets the stage for an expected authorization of the first pill that Americans could take at home for the coronavirus. -
Stocks fell on Tuesday as investors weighed the potential economic fallout from the new coronavirus variant. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank could end its bond-buying early. -
The rapidly spreading variant was identified in retests of samples that were taken on Nov. 19 and 23 in the Netherlands, according to a Dutch health agency. -
San Diego County public health officials reported 401 new COVID-19 infections and 10 deaths in it latest data. -
African nations are bristling at the restrictions imposed on them by rich countries — and say they are harmful to local economies and discriminate against countries in the region. -
"This wave seems much faster than the delta wave. And we thought the delta wave was really fast. It's unbelievable," says Juliet Pulliam, the scientist who presented the new analysis at a conference. -
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