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COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of Americans Who've Never Had Virus, Chances Of Getting It Now COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of Americans Who've Never Had Virus, Chances Of Getting It Now
Covid-19: Here's Percentage Of Americans Who've Never Had Virus, Chances Of Getting It Now After weathering the winter storm of new COVID-19 infections, some Americans who never got vaccinated against the virus are questioning whether they can relax or should be worried. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), by the end of January, 43.4 percent of Americans had antibodies to the virus that was triggered by infection, not by vaccination, leaving approximately 57 percent of the population who have not been infected at all.  Doctors and researchers have not been able to pinpoint why exactly some Americans were more susceptible to the virus, while oth…

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COVID-19: Study Reveals How Long It Takes Omicron Symptoms To Surface COVID-19: Study Reveals How Long It Takes Omicron Symptoms To Surface
Covid-19: Study Reveals How Long It Takes Omicron Symptoms To Surface Click here for a new, updated story - COVID-19: 'Omicron's A Different Animal,' Says Expert, Sounding Alarm Over In-Person Learning Details are now emerging on how long it takes for symptoms of the highly transmissible COVID-19 Omicron strain to show up. A survey following an outbreak of 111 confirmed or probable Omicron cases among mostly fully vaccinated guests at a Christmas party at a closed location in a restaurant in Oslo, Norway found symptoms surfaced at a relatively fast rate. The party was held on Friday, Nov. 26, two days after one of the attendees returned from South …

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COVID-19: Info Released On First US Omicron Death; Biden To Announce 500M Free At-Home Tests COVID-19: Info Released On First US Omicron Death; Biden To Announce 500M Free At-Home Tests
Covid-19: Info Released On First US Omicron Death; Biden To Announce 500M Free At-Home Tests Less than three weeks after the first case of the highly transmissible Omicron COVID-19 variant was identified in the United States, the first death in the nation connected to the strain has been confirmed in the Houston, Texas area. The patient was a man in his 50s who was not vaccinated and had an underlying health condition, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said, according to KHOU-11, a CBS-affiliated television station in Houston. Houston Methodist said on Monday, Dec. 20 that 82 percent of its new cases are omicron after just three weeks of testing for it, KHOU reported. Omicron …

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by Joe Lombardi