Science News Roundup: Launch of NASA's new space telescope delayed until Christmas Day; Common health issues raise risk for severe COVID-19 and more

Omicron infections no less severe based on early UK data Common health issues raise risk for severe COVID-19; sudden food aversion in toddlers may be due to COVID The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19.

Following is a summary of current science news briefs.

Omicron infections appear no less severe than Delta; COVID-19 lowers sperm count, motility

The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Omicron infections no less severe based on early UK data

Common health issues raise risk for severe COVID-19; sudden food aversion in toddlers may be due to COVID

The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Common health issues increase risk for severe COVID-19

Launch of NASA's new space telescope delayed until Christmas Day

Liftoff of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, designed to peer farther than ever into the universe, has been delayed until Christmas Day at the earliest, due to poor weather at the launch site on South America's northeastern coast, the space agency said on Tuesday. The 24-hour weather delay at the Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana follows a two-day postponement from an earlier Dec. 22 targeted launch window caused by electronic communications difficulties between the launch vehicle and its payload, according to NASA.

(With inputs from agencies.)