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The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

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

Vic lifts work from home recommendation

Mandatory face masks on Victorian public transport are here to stay, but the state's work from home recommendation has been lifted.

AAP

New COVID-19 booster shots could be available in Chicago after Labor Day

The FDA today authorized the new booster, which could arrive as early as next week in Chicago, where nearly 2 million residents are expected to be eligible.

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What are the side effects of the new Covid-19 bivalent booster?

Last week, the FDA authorized both Pfizer and Moderna's Omicron-specific jabs. Experts say to get them as soon as they are available to you.

Inverse

WHO: New COVID cases, deaths keep falling nearly everywhere

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally continued to fall nearly everywhere in the world in what the World Health Organization described as a “welcome decline” at a media briefing on Wednesday

The Independent UK

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

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"

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Covid-19 alert level downgraded as number of cases fall

The alert level has moved from three to two.

The Independent UK

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

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

US clears updated Covid boosters targeting the newest Omicron strain

Omicron booster shots could become available within days

The Independent UK

FDA authorizes Omicron boosters

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

Axios

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

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

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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

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

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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.

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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

Tribune News Service

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

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

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

‘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

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

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