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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.

Los Angeles Times

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.

The Conversation

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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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?

Chicago Tribune

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.

Los Angeles Times

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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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 Independent UK

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.…

The Conversation

Is the new omicron vaccine worth it?

The omicron-specific booster vaccine hit the market — some wonder if it's worth getting

Salon

Commentary: Did the US jump the gun with the new omicron-targeted vaccines?

Last month, the FDA authorized omicron-specific vaccines, accompanied by breathless science-by-press release and a media blitz. Just days after the FDA’s move, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention followed, recommending updated boosters for anyone age 12 and up who had received at least two doses of the original COVID-19…

Tribune News Service

There's a new Covid variant spreading called omicron BA.4.6

Emergence of this and other new variants shows the virus is still very much with us

Wales Online

Another new COVID variant is spreading – here's what we know about omicron BA.4.6

BA.4.6, a subvariant of the omicron COVID variant which has been quickly gaining traction in the US, is now confirmed to be spreading in the UK.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Regulator Backs Pfizer's BA.4/5-Adapted COVID Booster

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Monday recommended a COVID-19 booster designed to combat Omicron offshoots BA.4/5, days after endorsing a pair of boosters tailored to target the older BA.1 variant. The latest recommendation is for a so-called bivalent vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, which targets BA.4/5 as well…

The Independent UK

EU regulator clears Pfizer-BioNTech's tweaked COVID booster

The European Medicines Agency has recommended the authorization of a tweaked booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine that includes protection against two of the latest versions of omicron, as countries look to bolster their immunization programs ahead of winter

ABC News

First multi-strain COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Australia after government backs Moderna shot

Unlike other approved vaccines, which only target the original Wuhan strain, this one also targets the original Omicron BA.1 strain.

Inverse

Covid-19 boosters: Immunologists answer 5 key questions about the new shots

What is different about the updated booster shots? Two scientists offer their expertise to answer five questions about the shots.

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The Times of India

Main Omicron subvariant now mutating further: Insacog

PUNE: Omicron’s BA.2.75, which for some months has been the most dominant subvariant in parts of India and Maharashtra, is mutating further and likely to become even more transmissible and immune evasive, Insacog scientists have told TOI.

Newsroom.co.nz

Ditching our Covid-19 framework makes no sense

The Government's reported plan to scrap the traffic light system is premature and will leave New Zealand with few options to respond to more severe variants or other pandemic threats.

Wales Online

UK's Covid alert level downgraded - but for how long?

Level 2 indicates that while COVID is still spreading, the number of infections is either stable or declining

The Canberra Times

More people returning to offices but health concerns linger

More Canberrans were back in the office in August despite concerns about the Omicron variant.

Los Angeles Times

Potential to mix up omicron booster with conventional vaccine raises concerns

Experts are voicing concerns about the potential for vaccine providers to mix up the omicron booster vial with those used for conventional vaccines.

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

Tribune News Service

COVID is likely to require yearly booster like flu shot, Fauci says

WASHINGTON — COVID-19 vaccines will largely become an annual vaccination akin to the flu shot, President Joe Biden said Tuesday as his administration urged Americans to seek out newly authorized booster shots tailored to fight the omicron subvariants that are now dominant.

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