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The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

Sick with a new Omicron variant? Be prepared for this symptom, new study says

Fever among vaccinated COVID patients is becoming more rare, a new study in the U.S. and UK found. But that wasn’t the case for recent COVID patients in India.

Fortune

A New Omicron-Specific Booster Is Coming To Australia Next Month So Here’s What The Go Is

ATAGI gave the new Pfizer jab the all-clear on Tuesday.

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Pfizer's new Omicron-specific COVID booster to be available in Australia from next month

Another bivalent COVID-19 vaccine will be available to eligible Australians as a third and fourth booster, as case numbers climb.

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Experts rule out third COVID booster shot

Despite a spike in COVID-19 cases, the country's leading vaccine advisory body says Australians don't yet need a fifth dose of vaccine.

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The COVID "Franken-virus" threat

A hybrid "Deltacron" strain could overtake BQ.1.1 as the most prevalent COVID strain. Here's what that would mean

Salon

What is BN.1? Meet the newest Omicron spawn being tracked by the CDC

The CDC just singled out the new variant on Friday—and it already has nine known child and grandchild variants.

Fortune

Moderna Surges On New Omicron Data, Pulling Pfizer, BioNTech Along For The Ride

Moderna stock popped Monday after the company said its bivalent Covid booster led to a 15-fold jump in omicron-blocking antibodies.

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LA County coronavirus cases, hospitalizations rising as Thanksgiving nears

LOS ANGELES — Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are starting to increase in Los Angeles County amid the wider circulation of newer Omicron subvariants.

Los Angeles Times

Nine Covid symptoms affecting the fully vaccinated — and signs you may have it

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

The Independent UK

How to make sense of your COVID-19 test

A team of researchers goes through the most common questions about COVID-19 rapid tests

Salon

A new COVID-19 wave is here. But are the case numbers real, and what can we really learn from them?

Australia is seeing a new wave of COVID-19 infections, driven in part by new sub-variants of Omicron. But with testing and reporting in decline, how accurate is the data?

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XBB and BQ.1: what we know about these two omicron 'cousins'

In late October, the UK Health Security Agency assigned variant designations to two new omicron “grandchildren”: BQ.1 and XBB. This means they will be monitored by health authorities, but are not at this stage regarded as variants of concern.

The Conversation

New omicron subvariants now dominant in the U.S., raising fears of a winter surge

Step aside, BA.5. The new variants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1, appear to be among the most adept yet at evading immunity from previous infection and vaccination.

WEKU

What is Pi? Covid’s next potential variant that could replace Omicron

After a ‘swarm’ of Omicron subvariants proved mild, scientists are looking to the next possible variant - and it already has a name lined up

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AFP

EU watchdog backs Sanofi Covid booster jab

The Hague (AFP) - The EU on Thursday approved a Covid booster vaccine by French drug maker Sanofi and Britain's GSK after it gave positive results against the Omicron variant in trials.

The Independent UK

How long can you test positive for Covid and when are you infectious?

A surge in cases is indicating a new wave has started in the UK

The Independent UK

Nine Covid symptoms affecting the fully vaccinated — and signs you may have it

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

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Queensland raises Covid alert level as summer wave hits eastern states

State recommends return of mask-wearing in high-risk settings as new data shows a 40% spike in NSW cases and hospitalisations

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What do we know about new COVID-19 Omicron subvariants XBB and BQ.1 spreading in Australia?

Australia's COVID-19 case numbers are on the rise again, with health officials signalling the arrival of new Omicron subvariants to our shores as another wave begins. So what do we know about XBB and BQ.1?

Los Angeles Times

COVID-19 still a leading cause of death in LA County, even amid ‘milder’ omicron surge

LOS ANGELES — The coronavirus continues to play an outsized role in the mortality rate in Los Angeles County, new data from the Department of Public Health show.

Fortune

COVID cases are on the rise again this autumn. Here are the symptoms to look out for

What symptoms should you look for? The short answer: not necessarily the same symptoms that signaled COVID at the pandemic's outset.

Edinburgh Live

Experts warn Covid outbreaks spurred by 'variant soup' as WHO discovers new strains

Health experts have warned a Covid "variant soup" is behind recent outbreaks, as the World Health Organisation identifies hundreds of new "sub variants" emerging from Omicron.

Reuters

Novavax says Omicron shot shows strong immune response as second booster

Vaccine maker Novavax Inc said on Tuesday its COVID-19 shot retooled against the Omicron BA.1 variant showed a strong immune response as the fourth dose and met the main goal of strain change in a late-stage study.

Wales Online

Omicron 'grandchildren' mean 300 Covid-19 strains now discovered across the world

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said these are filling the gaps where Omicron was once rampant

The New Daily

New COVID wave on the way, experts warn

A recent spike in COVID-19 cases brought on by a new Omicron variant could trigger a fresh wave across the country.

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