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New ‘kraken’ mutation of the COVID-19 virus is most contagious subvariant yet

Tribune News Service

Details on where and when to get your flu vaccine in Northern Ireland

The Department of Health encourages getting vaccinated to help to protect the health service at a time when hospitals are under extreme pressure

Belfast Live

New ‘kraken’ mutation of the COVID-19 virus is most contagious subvariant yet

Medical experts say the new COVID-19 mutation dubbed “kraken” is the most contagious subvariant of the virus to emerge since the pandemic began — and it’s becoming the dominant strain in the United States.

Chicago Tribune

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‘Encouraging’ drop in Covid-19 hospital patients since Christmas

Figures had been on an upwards trend since late November.

The Independent UK

Covid XBB.1.5: Symptoms of the new coronavirus ‘Kraken’ sub-variant as UKHSA confirm cases in UK

A mutated version of the Omicron variant is sweeping across China, the USA, and now, cases have been identified in the UK

Chronicle Live

Even after mild cases of COVID, long COVID symptoms can linger for a year or more

For some COVID-19 patients, the initial illness isn't nearly as bad as the persistent and sometimes disabling symptoms that linger for months or years afterward. These are the people with long COVID, a complex chronic illness that can afflict without regard for age, sex, vaccination status or medical history.

Los Angeles Times

Mainland Chinese head to Hong Kong for mRNA COVID vaccines

Scores of mainland Chinese travellers are rushing to Hong Kong to receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which are not available on the Chinese mainland, as the country grapples with a torrent of infections which have overwhelmed its health system.

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Highly transmissible 'Kraken' subvariant likely to become the dominant strain of Covid-19 in Ireland

There's a reason the sub-variant was named after a mythological creature

Irish Mirror

'Kraken' Covid variant and Omicron strain to dominate UK as 'most infectious' yet

The current dominant variants, BQ.1 and its sub-lineages, could be overtaken by different Omicron strains.

Daily Record

Study: Most Long Covid Symptoms Clear Up in a Year for Mild Cases

Most symptoms from long Covid clear up within a year for people who had mild initial infections, a large Israel study said Thursday, with the findings welcomed as "reassuring". At least 17 million people in Europe suffered from long Covid symptoms months after recovering from their initial infection during 2020…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine to tackle health inequality

The new project is aiming to bring communities and public organisations together

Liverpool Echo

Long Covid effects ‘resolve in a year’ for most with mild illness, study finds

Some 2.1 million people in the UK are suffering from long Covid

Evening Standard

Long Covid effects will ‘resolve in a year’ for this group of people

Fatigue, difficulty concentrating, shortness of breath and muscle aches are common symptoms of long Covid

The Independent UK

Study: Long COVID symptoms ease within a year for many

This is a rare bit of encouraging news about what has thus far remained a mysterious, scary and debilitating condition for millions.

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Wales Online

Long Covid effects fade within a year for most with mild illness, says study

Israeli researchers conclude that 'mild disease does not lead to serious or chronic long-term morbidity'

The Independent UK

Long Covid effects ‘resolve in a year’ for most with mild illness – study

Some 2.1 million people in the UK are suffering from long Covid.

Wales Online

New 'kraken' Covid variant will awake soon in the UK

Two new strains of virus tipped to dominate new cases throughout the country

Nottingham Post

2 new Covid variants, including 'Kraken', likely to become the dominant UK strain

CH.1.1 and XBB.1.5 are most likely to become the dominant strain

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Daily Mirror

'Kraken' Covid variant and Omicron offshoot likely to take over as dominant strains in UK

Currently, Covid cases in the UK are mainly made up of BQ.1 and its sublineages, the UKHSA said. Two variants, CH.1.1 and XBB.1.5, are most likely to become the dominant strains

Los Angeles Times

Will XBB.1.5, the latest omicron subvariant, fuel another California COVID surge? What we know

LOS ANGELES — The latest omicron subvariant — perhaps the most infectious yet — has gained a foothold in California, a potentially problematic development given the possibility of a post-holiday spike.

Dublin Live

Covid Kraken variant likely to become 'dominant' in Ireland as expert gives stark warning

There have been less than five Kraken variants discovered here and Professor Kingston Mills has warned that the variant is "highly transmissible"

Evening Standard

Tory MP Andrew Bridgen loses party whip for comparing Covid vaccine rollout to Holocaust and blames NHS crisis on jabs

A Tory MP has lost the whip for comparing the Covid vaccination rollout to the Holocaust on Wednesday.

Nottingham Post

Top Covid symptoms to look out for as UK cases reach highest level since last summer

Almost three million people across the UK tested positive for COVID in late December, the highest number since July

The Times of India

"I got COVID and the symptoms never got away": YouTuber ‘Physics Girl’ shares ordeal on social media in a viral post

Long COVID is a serious health issue that afflicts a person soon after an infection by the coronavirus. The World Health Organisation (WHO) had recently taken cognizance of this grave health complication. Studies have found that 10-20% of the population infected by coronavirus are likely to develop this condition. Given…

Salon

Jones pushes Diamond death conspiracy

Jones suggests Lynette “Diamond” Hardaway's death linked to jab — but admits he doesn't know if she was vaccinated

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