The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

Colorado’s omicron booster shot campaign picking up after slow start

DENVER — Uptake of new boosters targeting variants of omicron is slowly increasing, in a change from the days when getting a COVID-19 vaccine appointment felt like a competitive sport.

The Denver Post · Oct 14, 2022

California’s COVID-19 decline starts to slow, as new variants spread in US and Europe

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After steady decline since mid-July, some metrics of COVID-19 spread are showing early signs of plateauing in California, as transmission has begun to trend upward once again in some parts of the world.

Tribune News Service · Oct 14, 2022

Airports step up Covid surveillance on arrivals from Hong Kong, Singapore

Health officials at airports are conducting random Covid-19 tests on passengers with respiratory symptoms from Hong Kong and Singapore to detect Omicron's new XBB subvariant, according to disease control authorities.

Bangkok Post · Oct 14, 2022

Health officials warn of new Covid strain 'Omicron Spawn' as symptoms listed

The prevalence of BF.7 has doubled in the United States over the past two weeks, rising from 0.8% to 1.7%

Irish Mirror · Oct 14, 2022

Pfizer says booster lifts antibodies for omicron variants

Pfizer Inc. and its German vaccine partner said their booster tailored to the latest omicron variants raised more antibodies against the dominant strains of COVID-19 when compared with the original shot designed to fight the form of the virus.

Tribune News Service · Oct 13, 2022

Pfizer, BioNTech Find Updated COVID Booster Protects against Omicron in Trial

Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said their COVID-19 vaccine booster, adapted for the BA.4 and the BA.5 subvariants of Omicron, generated a strong immune response and was well-tolerated in testing on humans. With the results, which the companies described as consistent with preclinical data, the partners are following up…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 13, 2022

Omicron boosters are now available for American kids. Many won't get them.

Uptake of this version of the booster will likely remain low for kids, unless there's a wintertime surge of new cases.

Axios · Oct 13, 2022

COVID-19 rapid tests can breed confusion – here's how to make sense of the results and what to do, according to 3 testing experts

As fall temperatures set in, cold and flu season gets into full swing and holiday travel picks up, people will undoubtedly have questions about COVID-19 testing. Is this the year people can finally return to large gatherings for traditional celebrations? What role does testing play when deciding whether to go…

The Conversation · Oct 13, 2022

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 · Oct 13, 2022

‘Record summer bounce back’ for easyJet – but disruption costs airline £75m

Airline blames Omicron, Ukraine and ‘industry-wide issues’ for flight cancellations

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022