COVID-19 Omicron Variant
Total 14 Posts
How much immunity do we get from a COVID infection? Large study offers new clues
5 min read
Previous infection was highly protective against reinfection with alpha, beta and delta variants, but less so against omicron BA.1.
The ‘Kraken’ COVID variant XBB.1.5 is rising quickly in the US – Here’s what it could mean for the UK
4 min read
The ‘Kraken’ COVID variant XBB.1.5 is rising quickly in the US. It can evade our immune systems better than earlier variants and appears to be more infectious too. What does it mean for the UK?
Where is the next COVID variant, pi?
5 min read
After a year of omicron variants, will we ever see a new variant of concern? A virologist explains why omicron is continuing to dominate.
What we know about new omicron variant BF.7
4 min read
Reports from China indicate BF.7 is quicker to transmit and has greater capacity to escape prior immunity than other omicron subvariants. But we shouldn’t be alarmed at this stage.
Do not ignore COVID, experts say
6 min read
What health experts think about the current COVID situation, and why getting the winter booster jab and wearing face masks now is important.
COVID-19: It looks like we are in for a bad October – Experts
12 min read
What health experts say about the autumn COVID wave currently hitting the UK and what they think we should do next.
End of global COVID-19 pandemic in sight — WHO chief
4 min read
According to the head of the World Health Organization, the world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic but now is not the time to stop the fight against the virus that already killed 6 million people worldwide.