The highly transmissible Omicron variant now accounts for half of the world's infections. But Omicron is an umbrella term for several closely related lineages of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus ...
The society has over 350,000 members, with about 9,500 new members joining each year through 860 local chapters. Chi Omicron is the UAB chapter of the honor society. Our mission is to promote the ...
Thus far, the Omicron variant appears to cause relatively mild disease among most vaccinated people. The chart below shows the breakdown of people hospitalized for COVID-19 as of Friday ...