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New Omicron sub-variant BA.2 can spread more rapidly than original, says UKHSA

Health authorities found it had higher growth rate all over England

The Independent UK

BA.2: Omicron strain ‘has greater growth rate’ but vaccines appear to offer as much protection

Dr Susan Hopkins: ‘We have also learnt that BA.2 has a slightly higher secondary attack rate than BA.1 in households’

Evening Standard

Omicron strain ‘has greater growth rate and may be more transmissible’

The BA.2 strain is a sub-lineage of the now dominant original Omicron variant known as BA.1.

The Independent UK

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Shigella: Warning over rise in ‘extremely drug-resistant’ STI in gay and bisexual men

Gut infection causes diarrhoea, stomach cramps and fever

The Independent UK

Covid boosters raise protection against death from Omicron to 95% among 50-plus, UKHSA says

Covid boosters increase protection against death from the Omicron variant to 95% in people aged 50 and over, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Alert over nasty drug-resistant infection mainly affecting gay men

The UKHSA has issued a warning with advice on symptoms and treatment

Wales Online

Warning over highly infectious bug mainly affecting gay and bisexual men

Shigella is a gut infection that causes diarrhoea, stomach cramps and fever.

The Independent UK

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Boosters increase protection against death from Omicron in over-50s to 95% – UKHSA; UK records 338 deaths – as it happened

Protection against death increases to around 95% two weeks after receiving a booster dose, UK health agency says; UK reports another 96,871 Covid cases

The Guardian - UK

Four strains of the Omicron Covid variant now circulating the world, says WHO

The first known version of Omicron is B.1.1.529, before BA.1 spread to 171 countries and now BA.2 and BA.3 have been registered as new sub-variants in the Omicron family

Daily Mirror

Covid: ‘Stealth Omicron’ variant spreading in UK and Scandinavia

More than 400 cases of the new BA.2 variant nicknamed “stealth Omicron” have been identified in the UK, according to latest figures.

Evening Standard

Omicron sub-variant BA.2 under investigation by UK health officials

Further analysis to be carried out into fresh strain, says UKHSA

The Independent UK

BA.2: More than 400 cases of new Omicron sub-variant found in England

Latest strain designated ‘variant under investigation’ by UKHSA

The Independent UK

Covid: BA.2 the Omicron sub-variant: everything we know

A new sub-variant of Covid has been discovered in the UK and is now classified as a variant under investigation by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

Evening Standard

WHO issues grim Covid warning as 426 cases of new ‘stealth’ Omicron sub-variant found in UK

It can't be distinguished from other variants by using PCR tests

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Daily Record

New 'stealth Omicron' strain - symptoms and why it's 'under investigation'

'Stealth Omicron' is a sub-variant of Omicron that's harder to detect is being monitored by UK health chiefs.

Daily Mirror

New Covid sub-variant 'may outstrip original Omicron' in UK - all we know

The Covid strain, named Omicron BA.2, has been identified more than 420 times in the UK since November, with cases multiplying in some parts of Europe and India

Irish Mirror

Expert warns of new Omicron subvariant that 'could evade immunity' after cases 'surge'

The mutation of Omicron BA.1, known as BA.2, was classified by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) as under investigation. Still, as of January 10, just 53 sequences of the new variant were identified in samples

Daily Mirror

UK Covid cases rise by 74,799 in past 24 hours ahead of Plan B being scrapped

Last Sunday, the UK Government reported 70,924 daily Covid infections in the 24 hours prior as another 88 people died from the virus

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The Independent UK

BA.2: More than 400 cases of new Omicron sub-variant found in England

So far, 426 infections have been confirmed – but Omicron BA.2 has not been designated a ‘variant of concern’

The Independent UK

Omicron sub-variant BA.2 ‘under investigation’ by UK health officials

Further analysis to be carried out into BA.2, says UK Health Security Agency

The Guardian - UK

Daily Covid infections in UK less than half recorded two weeks ago

UK detects 76,807 new cases in the past 24 hours, suggesting Omicron wave has spiked

Nottingham Post

Hotspots of new Omicron sub-variant confirmed as hundreds of cases found in UK

Experts are unaware of the origins of the new sub-variant

Daily Record

New Omicron sub-variant found in UK: Everything we know so far

More than 400 cases of BA.2 have been found in the UK, according to the UK Health Security Agency.

Wales Online

More than 400 cases of Omicron sub-variant found in England

Sub-variant, Omicron BA.2, is 'under investigation' by health chiefs

Chronicle Live

Over 400 cases of new Covid sub-variant found in UK - with hotspots revealed

The variant, known as Omicron BA.2, could spread faster than the dominant Omicron strain, BA.1, according to early analysis but scientists stress there is a low level of certainty about this

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