COVID-19 variant HV.1 has become the variant responsible for most COVID cases here in the United States in just a few short weeks.

The CDC’s most recent data shows that the percentage of weekly hospitalizations per 100,000 people in Harris County due to COVID-19 has increased more than state and national rates.

The COVID-19 vaccines are on track for a big recipe change this fall.

The Houston Health Department announced Wednesday it is now recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a National Wastewater Surveillance System Center of Excellence.

It was this time last year we first heard anything about the Delta variant of COVID-19.

The stock market is losing crucial support from the Federal Reserve.

We’ve reached the Omicron peak in the Houston area. The hope is we will move past it soon.

Just last week, we asked: If you’re a health care worker, what are you seeing lately on the job?

Sealy ISD is one of the first districts in the state to close its doors in 2022.

The city of Houston is sounding the alarm regarding staffing for its firefighters.

The Omicron peak is predicted to be later this month.

This week was one of those weeks where I kept getting the same questions.

Look, life as we know it right now is pretty insane. Omicron is raging across the country, it didn’t even feel like 2021 happened and America’s sweetheart, Betty White, is dead.

The Houston Health Department and Xpress COVID Testing will open two mega COVID-19 testing sites on Thursday, expanding access to meet high demand.

Darrell Pile with SETRAC is concerned that this current surge will surpass all of those prior.

Why are so many vaccinated people getting COVID-19 lately.

Americans across the country and here in Southeast Texas are facing long lines for COVID tests as cases continue to climb.

We might not be able to claim that 2021 was *the* wildest year in recent history (2020 will likely get that credit for quite some time), but it might be a close second.

The city of Houston knows a lot of you are infected with Omicron, and they don’t even need your test results to prove it. They’ve been sampling your wastewater since July 2020.

Greece’s health minister says music will be banned at all commercial venues for New Year’s celebrations as part of new restrictions announced in response to a surge in COVID-19 infections fueled by the omicron variant.

Texas exhausts supply of monoclonal antibody treatment as omicron cases surge

You can check your flight status at Houston airports.

The latest COVID-19 variant is upending holiday plans for tens of thousands of travelers — but it didn’t do much damage to holiday shopping.

Monday is going to be one of the busiest travel days of the year due to Christmas travelers heading home.

Just days before Christmas, it was announced that there will soon be two drugs on the market to help people fight COVID-19 at home.

President Joe Biden has announced plans to deliver 500 million free COVID-19 tests to Americans, increase support for hospitals and expand the availability of vaccines to confront a winter surge of coronavirus cases driven by the fast-spreading omicron variant.

Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S. Federal health officials said Monday that omicron accounted for an estimated 73% of new infections last week.

Houston Methodist announced Wednesday that it has detected 54 cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 since early December.

The European Union’s top official says omicron is expected to be the dominant coronavirus variant in the 27-nation bloc by mid-January.

British Health Secretary Sajid Javid says the omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading so rapidly that it has the potential to overwhelm Britain’s hospitals.

The omicron variant is offering more hints about what it may have in store as it spreads around the globe: A highly transmissible virus that may cause less severe disease, and one that can be slowed — but not stopped — by today’s vaccines.

Houston Methodist has identified eight cases of the omicron variant through its comprehensive virus genome sequencing surveillance project, a spokesperson for the hospital said.

Omicron cases have been confirmed in at least nine African countries, with some officials reporting that initial cases appear to be mild.

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Houston’s wastewater, the Houston Health Department announced Monday night.

It seems like nothing will slow the surge of traveling lately, but health leaders are hoping that doesn’t equal a surge in COVID cases – specifically eyeing up the omicron variant.

To protect yourself against the omicron variant, experts say to do what you would against any other variant.

The Omicron variant has yet to be detected in Houston but Chief environmental science officer Dr. Loren Hopkins with the Houston Health Department says they’ve been testing the wastewater to detect new variants with help from public works.

While all eyes are on the new and little-understood omicron variant, the delta form of the coronavirus isn’t finished wreaking havoc in the U.S., sending record numbers of patients to the hospital in some states, especially in the Midwest and New England.

The omicron coronavirus variant has been confirmed in an unvaccinated Hawaii resident with no recent travel history.

KPRC Health Reporter Haley Hernandez sat down with Kelsey-Seybold’s managing physician of vaccine practices to get more information on the Omicron variant.

Scientists say it could be weeks before they better understand how dangerous the omicron variant is.

The White House COVID-19 Response Team and federal public health officials are providing updates on the COVID-19 response effort on the newly-discovered omicron variant.

Greece says residents over 60 will have to undergo mandatory vaccinations against COVID-19 or face monthly 100-euro ($114) fine beginning next year.

Britain says it will offer all adults a booster dose of vaccine within two months to bolster the nation’s immunity as the new omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads.