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The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

BF.7: The next major COVID strain?

New COVID variants BF.7 and BA.2.75.2 are edging out BA.5 for supremacy. Will the new vaccine boosters be enough?

Salon

Someone in my house has COVID. How likely am I to catch it?

Throughout the pandemic, one of the biggest COVID risks has been sharing a house with someone who is infectious.

The Conversation

Israel rolls out new omicron-tailored COVID-19 vaccines

Israel has started administering doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine tailored to fight the highly infectious omicron variant

The Independent UK

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Nine Omicron symptoms affecting the fully vaccinated - and signs you may have it

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

The Independent UK

COVID boosters take aim just at omicron. This lab is going after coronaviruses the world hasn’t seen yet

PHILADELPHIA — Her gloved fingers working quickly yet carefully, Garima Dwivedi filled row after row of little wells on a plastic laboratory plate, pushing a button to squirt drops of clear fluid she had extracted from the blood of mice.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Covid incubation period: How long are you infectious for?

UK weathered fifth wave of infections earlier this summer driven by new Omicron variants but coronavirus continues to linger this autumn

The Independent UK

Nine Omicron symptoms affecting the fully vaccinated - and signs you may have it

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

The Independent UK

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Everything we know about the new Covid BA.4.6 variant as cases increase by third

A new Covid sub-variant that could evade immunity now represents one in 11 of all cases in England. With another covid wave set to hit the UK, this is what you need to know about the new BA.4.6 variant.

Daily Mirror

People vaccinated against Covid share common symptom after testing positive

Around one in five vaccinated Britons with Omicron or Delta strain experienced diarrhoea as a symptom

The Independent UK

Nine Omicron symptoms affecting the fully vaccinated - and signs you may have it

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

The Independent UK

A shot for good health

Coronavirus vaccines can reduce disease severity and fatality, but the emergence of new strains has raised questions about their effectiveness and future vaccination strategy. Some vaccine makers are rolling out variant-specific boosters to head off the Omicron surge, while others are developing pan-coronavirus vaccines that will hopefully offer protection against…

Bangkok Post

WHO advises against use of two antibody therapies against Covid

At least for the time being, there are no recommended antibody therapies to treat the coronavirus

Wales Online

People vaccinated against Covid share common symptom after testing positive

Around one in five vaccinated Britons with Omicron or Delta strain experienced diarrhoea as a symptom

The Independent UK

Nine Omicron symptoms affecting the fully vaccinated - and signs you may have it

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

The Independent UK

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Nottingham Post

New Covid variant omicron BA.4.6 confirmed in UK after spreading through US

It could be a 'recombinant virus'

Los Angeles Times

It’s very easy to get a COVID-19 omicron booster in California. Here’s how

Updated COVID-19 omicron boosters are abundant in Los Angeles County, and officials are urging people to get the latest offering ahead of the fall-and-winter holidays.

The Conversation

The WHO has advised against the use of two antibody therapies against COVID – here's what that means

New guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) strongly advises against using the antibody therapies sotrovimab and casirivimab-imdevimab to treat patients with COVID-19.

WEKU

Scientists debate how lethal COVID is. Some say it's now less risky than flu

They argue the threat posed by COVID has lessened because of preexisting immunity and access to treatment. Plus, some deaths may be incorrectly blamed on COVID. Others caution it's too soon to tell.

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Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Will vaccine fatigue affect how many people get the bivalent booster?

Pfizer’s and Moderna’s bivalent boosters, which are now available to many age groups, offer protection against the original COVID-19 virus plus the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants. Is the nation ready for yet another COVID-19 vaccine shot?

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: You might need a COVID booster yearly. But this virus is still nothing like the flu

Should everyone eligible get the new omicron-specific COVID booster? Yes, absolutely. But we should not get lulled into the illusion that the fight against COVID is over and now comparable to preventing the flu.

The Independent UK

People vaccinated against Covid share common symptom after testing positive

Around one in five vaccinated Britons with Omicron or Delta strain experienced diarrhoea as a symptom

The Independent UK

Nine Omicron symptoms affecting the fully vaccinated - and signs you may have it

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

The Independent UK

Covid incubation period: How long are you infectious for?

UK weathered fifth wave of infections earlier this summer driven by new Omicron variants but coronavirus continues to linger this autumn

The Independent UK

‘Stealthy’ new Covid variant can reinfect you every month

‘Even having had Omicron, we’re not well protected from further infections,’ said Prof Danny Altmann

The Conversation

Imagining COVID is 'like the flu' is cutting thousands of lives short. It's time to wake up

It is difficult to understand the ease with which we have accepted a major proportion of the Australian population getting infected with COVID in just a matter of months. Many have been infected multiple times, potentially exposing them to long COVID and other problems we are only beginning to understand.…

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