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People look at the cityscape at the Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara in Lisbon, Portugal.

Portugal has one of the top vaccination rates but isn't taking chances with omicron

Scientists are watching how Portugal and other highly vaccinated countries are faring against the coronavirus' new omicron variant.

When students at Stanford University return to campus in January, they'll be barred from holding parties or other big gatherings for two weeks.

Colleges go back to drawing board — again — to fight COVID

Many colleges are telling students to prepare for another term of masking, testing and, if cases get bad, limits around social life.

A couple wearing masks Dec. 14, 2021, outside a Mira Mesa shopping center ahead of the statewide indoor mask mandate coming into effect on Dec. 15, 2021.

California indoor mask mandate gets mixed responses

Mask mandates will go into effect Wednesday. Everyone, regardless of vaccination status, will have to wear a mask indoors.

A person wearing a face covering walks past a white flag memorial installation outside Griffith Observatory honoring the nearly 27,000 Los Angeles County residents who have died from COVID-19 on Nov. 18 in Los Angeles, Calif.

800,000 Americans have died of COVID. Now the U.S. braces for an omicron-fueled spike

The U.S. also surpassed 50 million COVID-19 cases, the most in the world. Two experts who raised early warnings discuss how the losses continue to deepen, despite the arrival of vaccines a year ago.

Cornell University announced the closing of its Ithaca, N.Y., campus due to the rise in cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19.

Cornell shuts down its Ithaca campus after significant signs of omicron variant found

The campus reported nearly 500 new cases of COVID-19 among the student body. The new omicron variant was detected "in a significant number" of positive tests, the university said.

A woman is vaccinated against COVID-19 at a clinic in Johannesburg on Dec. 6. A new study from South Africa looks at the effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine in preventing infection and severe disease.

Vaccine protection vs. omicron infection may drop to 30% but does cut severe disease

Data from 78,000 South Africans with COVID show the Pfizer vaccine is far less effective in preventing infection by the omicron variant. But there is still significant protection from severe illness.

A young woman from Tijuana, Mexico, receives a vaccination shot against the coronavirus outside of the Mexican Consulate building, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in San Diego. Scores of Mexican adolescents were bused to California on Thursday to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as efforts get underway across Mexico to get shots in the arms of teens.

San Diego County sees decrease in COVID hospitalizations, 2nd omicron case

The number of coronavirus patients in San Diego County hospitals decreased by eight people to 325, according to recently released state figures.

The Christmas tree at the Rockefeller Center is lit during a ceremony in New York on December 1, 2021.

New York City is decked out for the holidays, but business owners are anxious

Amid the general air of merriment, an air of dread fills the air. Business owners feel the pressure to make money from every last sale this holiday season.

What omicron's fast spread could mean for the U.S. — and the world

The variant has spread through South Africa with remarkable speed — and been detected in at least 60 other countries. Specialists are trying to figure out the next stage for this unwelcome variant.

A woman with a stroller walks past a COVID-19 vaccine event sign at Hoover High School, Dec. 1, 2021.

New omicron COVID-19 case may have been spread locally, County believes

A man in his 30s is believed to have contracted the Omicron COVID-19 variant locally.

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