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Young adults and children should get Covid booster jabs this autumn, vaccine chiefs warn

The announcement comes after the UK is seeing a spike in Covid-19 cases and follows a trial of Moderna's new vaccine designed to tackle the more contagious sub-variants of Omicron

Daily Mirror

Two-in-one covid and flu jab in pipeline with testing under way

Vaccination developer Moderna is calling for action on the current jab programme warning people could find themselves 'under-protected and under-vaccinated'

Wales Online

So What's Going On With Moderna Shares Rising Today?

Moderna Inc (NASDAQ: MRNA) shares are trading higher after the company released data on its bivalent COVID booster candidate. Data showed potent neutralizing antibody responses against the omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5.

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Moderna to build UK’s first mRNA vaccine research and manufacturing centre

US biotech firm agrees £1bn deal with government for centre to combat Covid and other illnesses

The Guardian - UK

INSACOG confirms presence of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-lineages in Bengaluru

It is time now to impose fines on mask violators to prevent any further surges, says TAC chairman

The Hindu

Moderna says new booster candidate effective against Omicron subvariants

Washington (AFP) - Moderna on Wednesday said its new Covid booster candidate, which it is hoping to get approved this fall, performed well against Omicron's latest subvariants.

AFP

Call for autumn booster programme to be extended

It comes as Moderna announced that its variant vaccine can create a strong antibody response to the BA.4 and the BA.5 variants.

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Moderna's Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Shows Antibody Response Against Omicron Subvariants

Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) has released new clinical data on its bivalent (omicron) COVID booster candidate, mRNA-1273.214. One month after administration in previously vaccinated and boosted participants, a 50 µg booster dose of mRNA-1273.214 elicited potent neutralizing antibody responses against the omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. The company is working on completing regulatory submissions…

Benzinga

What to do if you test positive for Covid and how many times can you be infected

The latest surge in Covid-19 cases has resulted in hard decisions having to be made about upcoming plans

Daily Record

COVID subvariants cast shadow over European summer

Paris (AFP) - A resurgence of Covid-19 cases in Europe, this time driven by new, fast-spreading Omicron subvariants, is once again threatening to disrupt people's summer plans.

AFP

COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna 'provides good clinical protection' against Omicron subvariants

The biotech company's experimental Omicron booster generates high levels of antibodies that neutralise subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, according to preliminary clinical trial data.

ABC News

Covid reinfections in the UK: how likely are you to catch coronavirus again?

Covid reinfections have become increasingly common, due to decline in antibodies and the evolution of the virus

The Guardian - UK

Covid: Omicron sub-variants ‘evolving to target the lungs and overcome immunity’ as UK cases surge

Scientists fear the sub-variants may be similar to the more deadly Alpha and Delta variants

The Independent UK

More contagious subvariants on radar

Thailand has recorded 49 new cases of the two new Omicron subvariants -- BA.4 and BA.5 -- which are considered more contagious and can potentially bypass immunity, according to the Centre for Medical Genomics of Ramathibodi Hospital.

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Daily Record

Could free Covid tests return amid soaring cases and NHS burden worries?

With reports of Scotland facing a potential a new Covid wave, NHS staff want the government to reintroduce free testing

Daily Mirror

New Omicron sub-variants and do they have different symptoms as cases hit over a million

Three new sub-variants of Omicron could be causing a new wave of Covid-19 in the UK. Here's everything we know so far about the new variants and how they could affect us

Los Angeles Times

This new California coronavirus wave isn't sticking to the script: Big spread, less illness

LOS ANGELES — In the last two years, COVID-19 has followed a predictable, if painful, pattern: When coronavirus transmission has rebounded, California has been flooded with new cases and hospitals have strained under a deluge of seriously ill patients, a distressing number of whom die.

The Independent UK

Covid-19 patient levels rise but deaths remain low

Hospital numbers in England are around a third of the level reached at the peak of BA.2 wave.

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Daily Record

The nine Omicron Covid symptoms to look for in people who are fully vaccinated

The Omicron sub-lineages BA.4 and BA.5. are part of the reason for the increase in cases.

The Hindu

Omicron less likely to cause long COVID than Delta variant: Lancet study

The researchers found that the odds of experiencing long COVID were between 20-50% less during the Omicron period versus the Delta period, depending on age and time since vaccination

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

Wales Online

Calls for free Covid tests to return after UK cases surge

Rise in cases linked to more social mixing

The Independent UK

Covid: Omicron sub-variants ‘evolving to target the lungs and overcome immunity’ as UK cases surge

Scientists fear the sub-variants may be similar to the more deadly Alpha and Delta variants

AAP

SA braces for rise in COVID-19 infections

SA Health says it expects COVID-19 case numbers to rise in coming weeks following the arrival of the latest Omicron variant in the state.

Reuters

Some Omicron sub-variants escaping antibodies from Sinopharm shot -Chinese study

A small Chinese study detailed in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal showed neutralising antibodies against some Omicron sub-variants were largely undetectable after two doses of a Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, with a booster shot only partly restoring them.

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