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Covid alert level across UK downgraded as number of severe cases falls

The number of severe covid cases needing hospital care has decreased, leading to a lowering of the alert level.

Daily Record · Aug 31, 2022

UK Covid alert level downgraded from level 3 to 2 as cases fall and Omicron 'subsides'

A level two alert means that "Covid-19 is in general circulation but direct Covid-19 healthcare pressures and transmission are declining or stable"

Daily Mirror · Aug 31, 2022

Covid-19 alert level downgraded as number of cases fall

The alert level has moved from three to two.

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022

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FDA clears way for boosters targeted at latest COVID variants

COVID-19 boosters from Moderna Inc. and the partnership of Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE that are tailored to the latest COVID-19 omicron variants got U.S. regulatory clearance, a move toward additional protection as concern grows about potential new waves in the fall and winter.

Tribune News Service · Aug 31, 2022

FDA authorizes first revamp of COVID vaccines to target omicron

The new shots from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech target both the original strain of the coronavirus and the omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants that most people are catching now.

WEKU · Aug 31, 2022

US clears updated Covid boosters targeting the newest Omicron strain

Omicron booster shots could become available within days

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022

FDA authorizes Omicron boosters

The updated shots are expected to become available after Labor Day.

Axios · Aug 31, 2022

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US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants

U.S. regulators have authorized updated COVID-19 boosters, the first to directly target today's most common omicron strain

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022

Covid incubation period: How long are you infectious for?

UK hit by fifth wave of infections earlier this summer driven by new Omicron variants

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022

‘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 · Aug 31, 2022

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 · Aug 31, 2022

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 · Aug 31, 2022

A New Omicron Booster Vaccine Has Been Approved For Australia Givvus It Now Please

The bivalent vaccine was recently approved for use in the UK.

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 31, 2022

There’s some good news in the battle against long Covid

UK cases are falling – and scientists around the world are getting closer to being able to define and treat long Covid, says professor of immunology Danny Altmann

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Aug 30, 2022

FDA to approve new omicron COVID-19 boosters

The Food and Drug Administration is set to approve new boosters that specifically target the omicron mutation of COVID-19.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 30, 2022

Rollout of new booster shots to be accelerated

The government is preparing to roll out booster shots of new COVID-19 vaccines that are effective against the omicron variant as early as September, accelerating its initial plan to do so from mid-October.

Daily Mirror · Aug 30, 2022

Covid warning: Strange symptom of highly-contagious new variant that only reveals itself at night

Dominant BA.5 strain of Omicron has an odd trait usually associated with an intense fever dream

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022

‘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

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The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022

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 · Aug 30, 2022

Covid incubation period: How long are you infectious for?

UK hit by fifth wave of infections earlier this summer driven by new Omicron variants

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022

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 Conversation · Aug 30, 2022

Should states cut COVID isolation from 7 to 5 days? Here's what they'll need to consider

New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet is driving a push to reduce isolation requirements for people who test positive for COVID from seven to five days. It’s slated for discussion at tomorrow’s National Cabinet meeting, with Perrottet urging a consistent approach across all states and territories.

Tribune News Service · Aug 29, 2022

Unraveling the interplay of omicron, reinfections and long COVID

The latest COVID-19 surge, caused by a shifting mix of quickly evolving omicron subvariants, appears to be waning, with cases and hospitalizations beginning to fall.

Inverse · Aug 29, 2022

Should you get a Covid-19 booster now, or wait until the fall?

As we gear up for another wave of Covid-19 this fall, experts say you should definitely be prepared to get a booster shot. Here's when you should get it.

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022

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