omicron variant

Just 24% report being “extremely” or “very” worried about themselves or a family member contracting COVID-19. That's down from 36% in December and January.

Under an order from President Biden, the Pentagon is deploying 1,000 troops to help hospitals that are experiencing a surge in patients and have a lot of employees out sick.

Millions of individual Americans’ immune systems now recognize the virus and are primed to fight it off if they encounter omicron, or even another variant.

Slammed by COVID-19, many U.S. hospitals have put off essential procedures. Delays are leading to consequences like heart attacks and sending people to emergency rooms to get care.

Epidemiologist Ali Mokdad said he believes COVID will move from a pandemic into an endemic phase as omicron recedes. Still, he said, COVID has not gone away and people still need to take precautions,.

Treatments are only available for patients at high risk for developing severe COVID-19. Select pharmacies and health facilities have supplies.

Another version of omicron is spreading in Asia and parts of Europe. And it shows signs that it could be slightly more contagious than omicron. Where did this new variant come from?

While the governor said the treatments are "not 100%," he added that they should still be made available.

Health experts don't anticipate as many people will die during this wave as did during the delta surge this summer.

Omicron has exploded in schools across the Tampa Bay region this year, and some local high school students say their district isn't doing enough to notify them of possible exposure.