We spoke to ABC7 News special correspondent Dr. Alok Patel to weigh in on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine on the variant found in South Africa, and whether the new variant would affect the ...

The variant first detected in South Africa may be able to break through the vaccine more often than other variants, according to new research out of Israel.

A patient in a New York City hospital has tested positive for the COVID-19 variant from South Africa.

The lead researcher of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine says she expects to have a modified jab to cope with the South Africa coronavirus variant by the autumn.

The World Health Organization panel is urging folks not to overreact to news of the new COVID-19 variant named "omicron" emerging from South Africa.

Wisconsin's first Omicron COVID variant case was identified via testing in a Milwaukee County man who traveled to South Africa, health officials said.

ABC13 spoke to a Fort Bend County resident who tested positive for the South African COVID-19 variant about his experience with the virus.