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Access to a second COVID booster vaccine has been expanded to people 30 years and over

Australia has just expanded access to a second COVID booster to everyone 30 years and over, while recommending it only for people 50 and over. That means it’s up to people aged 30-49 years to decide whether they would like a second booster, but they will not be actively encouraged.

The Conversation

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

Top Covid symptom in patients revealed by new data as infections surge across UK

A total of 2.3 million people are estimate to have had the virus latest figures show

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Australia expands fourth COVID dose rollout amid fresh Omicron threat

Australia said on Thursday it would expand the rollout of the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines from next week as it battles a steady rise in hospital admissions fuelled by the highly transmissible new Omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5.

Reuters

A new Omicron wave is upon New Zealand, with older people now most at risk – here’s what to expect

New Zealand has been in a COVID lull for the past two months, but with the BA.5 variant on the rise and more than 10,000 new daily cases reported this week, it appears we are now at the start of a second Omicron wave.

The Conversation

Omicron boosters could be here by fall

As viruses morph and adapt, there's a greater call for targeted vaccines and boosters

Salon

LA coronavirus cases hit highest level in months as BA.4 and BA.5 bring reinfections

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County’s coronavirus case rate hit its highest point in nearly five months over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, a troubling sign of how two new super-infectious omicron strains are creating conditions for a fraught summer.

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Immunome's COVID-19 Cocktail Retains Neutralizing Activity Against Omicron Subvariants

Immunome Inc (NASDAQ:IMNM) has announced that its cocktail (IMM-BCP-01) retained activity against the BA.4/5 and BA.2.12.1 subvariants in lab testing. IMM-BCP-01 is currently in Phase 1b testing in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 and in locations where the predominant variants are BA.2.12.1, BA.4, BA.5, and BA.2. Related: Immunome Shares Rise After Publishing Positive COVID-19 Antibody…

Benzinga

COVID-19 boosters 'a matter of urgency' says Prime Minister as infections rise to highest level since February

Australia is expected to follow other parts of the world in expanding eligibility for a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose to the wider population, with the Prime Minister saying the pandemic "isn't over" while encouraging eligible Australians to get their booster shots.

ABC News

COVID boosters: When Australians might be able to get their fourth jabs

With a third Omicron wave approaching, the wider Australian population may soon be able to get their second COVID booster shots.

The New Daily

More Australians to be eligible for fourth dose of Covid vaccine as Omicron infections rise

Atagi will brief the health minister, Mark Butler, on Thursday after agreeing to recommend the expansion of Australia’s Covid vaccine program

The Guardian - AU

Holidays abroad could be at risk due to rising Covid cases, experts warn

The number of people estimated to have Covid in the UK and elsewhere in Europe is on the rise after the emergence of the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants.

Daily Record

Government set to throw away 40 million expired Covid tests as rates surge

Exclusive: Health officials accused of ‘scandalous’ waste for allowing 40,742,096 rapid tests to expire, rather than redistributing to nations with poor diagnostic regimes

The Independent UK

Pfizer vaccines that target Omicron variant pass first step to approval in Australia

The TGA’s ‘provisional determination’ for two vaccines comes as BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants drive new wave of Covid cases

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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

Omicron BA.5 is now dominant Covid variant in US

‘Even when testing was at a different point, it has always been an underestimate’

Daily Mirror

Experts fear for summer holidays as Covid rates in France, Spain and Italy revealed

Experts have warned Brits' summer holiday plans could be hampered amid a rise in Covid cases thanks to the spread of Omicron sub-variants in recent weeks

Los Angeles Times

Why BA.4, BA.5 pose big coronavirus risk to California

LOS ANGELES — Are people in your life being infected with the coronavirus, even after being caught up in an earlier wave?

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The Independent UK

Top 10 Covid hotspots as number of patients in hospital hits highest level since April

Infections are increasing across the UK, in a wave driven by the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants

The Conversation

COVID vaccines: our current shots could soon be updated to target new variants – an immunology expert explains

More than two years into the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, continues to challenge us. Its ability to rapidly mutate has seen the evolution of increasingly infectious variants that are getting better at hiding from our immune response.

Irish Mirror

Irish people urged to 'meet outdoors' again as government drafts Covid-19 'plan' for winter months ahead

“This [wave] is as a result of the sub-variant of the Omicron variant we're all very familiar with that causes disease."

Chronicle Live

Covid deaths low despite growing wave of infections – but experts warn that may change

Impact of surge in cases will not appear for a few more weeks

Daily Mirror

Covid cases are soaring again this summer - health expert answers all your questions

Azeem Majeed, professor of public health at Imperial College, London, answers readers' questions as Covid cases begin to rise again amid highly infectious subvariants BA.4 and BA.5

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

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

Omicron sub-variants driving up infections in 110 nations, WHO director-general warns

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