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The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

What you need to know about COVID subvariants BA.5 and BA.2.75

NEW YORK — Although new omicron subvariants are again driving COVID-19 hospital admissions and deaths higher in recent weeks, Americans are less inclined to mask up and get boosters because of pandemic burnout. Consequently, it’s a new opportunity for the mutating virus to reinfect the population with a different strain.

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Covid infections rise for the sixth week in a row Scotland as further booster confirmed

Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5 continue to spread through Scotland and the rest of the UK.

Daily Record

Singapore's COVID cases are near peak of second Omicron wave but life is almost back to normal

Although its COVID cases spiked after a public holiday this week, Singapore has resisted reintroducing most restrictions, allowing residents to all but return to pre-pandemic life, ahead of September's Formula 1 Grand Prix.

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A new fast-spreading coronavirus subvariant found in LA County: BA.2.75

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County is already in the grips of a coronavirus surge fueled by the omicron subvariant BA.5, but yet another worrisome strain that’s causing concern in India has also been found locally.

Los Angeles Times

Two Covid strains spreading rapidly across UK as 'vaccine protection wanes'

Professor Denis Kinane, a world-leading immunologist and founder of Cignpost Diagnostics, says mandatory face masks must be reintroduced and has urged people to be careful when out in public.

Daily Record

Over-50s in England to be offered Covid booster and flu jab in autumn

JCVI broadens Covid booster offer amid spread of BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants in UK

The Guardian - UK

Fresh Covid jab to be offered to all over-50s in Autumn as cases spiral to 3.5 million

Healthcare workers, carers and those in a clinical risk group - including pregnant women - will also be offered a booster vaccine after analysis identified those most at risk from the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants

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All over-50s to be offered Covid booster and flu vaccine from September

Vaccine watchdog expands autumn booster programme due to uncertainty posed by Omicron sub-variants

The Independent UK

BA.5 Covid-19 infections: What it means for the pandemic and booster shots

The new subvariant is responsible for a massive wave of new infections.

Inverse

Covid-19 infections in the UK jump by nearly 800,000 in a week

Some parts of the country are nearing the record levels seen during the spring while hospital numbers are also continuing to increase

Chronicle Live

Albanese to restore Covid leave payment as emergency national cabinet meeting called

Australia’s chief medical officer will give a briefing to state and territory leaders on Saturday as the government backflips on pandemic support

The Guardian - AU

Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 Covid strains spreading across the UK amid fears of jab protection wearing off

Cases have been rising over the last few weeks

Nottingham Post

UK Covid infections rise by almost 30% in a week

Around 3.5 million people thought to have disease in first week of July

The Guardian - UK

Covid surges in UK as almost 3.5million infected in 29% increase in just one week

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates that one in 19 people in England had the virus last week, compared to one in 17 in Wales, one in 17 in Northern Ireland and one in 16 in Scotland.

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The Independent UK

Covid reinfections: How likely are you to catch coronavirus again as cases rise?

Do vaccines and booster shots protect against new variants? Here’s what you need to know

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

How the UK’s rising Covid cases compare to other countries

Omicron sub-variants driving up infections across world, WHO director-general warns

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: New COVID variants like BA.5 are dominating us — we can do more to prevent this

It takes a lot for a COVID-19 variant to become dominant throughout most of the world. It has happened only three previous times (alpha, delta, omicron) and now is occurring with the omicron family subvariant known as BA.5. How did this occur and what are the implications for the pandemic…

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Daily Mirror

Two Covid strains running rampant across UK amid fears vaccine protection waning

A world-leading expert tells The Mirror face masks and testing should return, as he warns the 'troubling' summer surge in cases driven by the immunity-defeating Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 Covid strains is merely the calm before the storm

The Independent UK

New Covid variants: How many strains are in circulation and on the rise around the world?

Omicron sub-variants driving up coronavirus cases in UK and being monitored closely

WEKU

The omicron subvariant dominating U.S. COVID-19 cases is more vaccine-resistant

The BA.5 strain represented 65% of cases from July 3 to 9, according to data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.

The Conversation

How are Australia and NZ managing the rising COVID winter wave – and is either getting it right?

New Zealand, Australia and many countries are experiencing a further Omicron wave driven by the latest BA.4/BA.5 subvariants. Our response to this threat is remarkably laissez-faire compared with past approaches, as society has pivoted more to “living with the virus”.

Salon

No, BA.5 isn't evading PCR tests

Rumors abound that BA.5, or "stealth omicron," is going undetected on hospital lab tests

ABC News

COVID-19 vaccines targeting the Omicron variant are on the way — but it could be worth getting a fourth dose now

Omicron is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 around the world and boosters targeting this variant are getting closer to being released.

The Conversation

When can I get my next COVID booster or fourth dose? What if I've recently had COVID? Can I get my flu shot at the same time?

COVID cases are surging across Australia. The rise of the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron, and the rapid increase in COVID hospitalisations, has prompted policymakers to expand fourth dose vaccine eligibility.

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