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Coronavirus Update

This week: How Omicron is evading the immune system; the race to update existing vaccines; COVID-19 in the animal kingdom; how divisiveness may be affecting your kids.

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Omicron is dodging the immune system—but there are some promising signs

Initial data on the new variant have experts worried about its ability to spread rapidly and evade existing immunity. But vaccine boosters still seem to be effective, as do some monoclonal antibody therapies. Here is the latest on what we do and don't know about Omicron.

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Omicron spreads like wildfire globally as U.S. cases skyrocket

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To beat Omicron, the race is on to tweak existing vaccines

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More animals are getting COVID-19. What does that mean for them—and us?

A pair of hyenas in Denver and two hippos in Belgium recently became the first of their species known to be infected. They join more than 15 species in the U.S.—including cats, dogs, tigers, lions, and white-tailed deer—that have contracted the virus that causes COVID-19. Here’s what we know so far.

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When COVID-19 controversy shows up in school

Parents are hotly debating masks, vaccines, and other school pandemic protocols. But the tense divisiveness isn’t always good for kids.

MORE FROM NAT GEO FAMILY: Helping kids overcome a fear of shots +

What we're reading

As Omicron spreads, experts sound warning on vaccine access (NPR) ››

Could mRNA make us superhuman? (BBC) ››

MORE ON YOUR HEALTH

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Microbes in your gut may be new recruits in the fight against viruses

Microbiologists are looking at new ways to fight viral infections, including COVID-19, with the bacteria already living in your intestine.

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