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WHO designates Covid's BA.2.86 as 'variant under monitoring'
World Health Organization (WHO) designated COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 as a 'variant under monitoring'…
ANI
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No change in transmissibility of Omicron BA.4, BA.5, or Omicron BA.6: WHO
While there have been a few cases of new Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5, so far there is no cha…
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Omicron BA.4, BA.5 sub-variants found in over a dozen countries: WHO
According to WHO's technical lead on Covid Maria Van Kerkhove, at least 16 countries have report…
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Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants detected in Mumbai — here’s all you need to know
The financial capital city of India recorded four cases of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants. All t…
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White House doctor says Biden probably has the contagious Omicron BA.5 COVID variant but his symptoms 'continue to improve'
Medical experts who spoke with Insider said Biden's chances of contracting severe symptoms from the…
Yelena Dzhanova
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People are comparing BA.5 symptoms to meningitis, but COVID experts say they're very different
Some people have complained of stiff necks, comparing COVID to meningitis. We asked two experts wha…
Hilary Brueck
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Vomiting is a tell-tale sign of BA.5 COVID infection in kids, a pediatrician says. Here are the other signs to look out for.
While the top COVID symptoms in adults remain sore throats, headaches, and congestion, signs of inf…
Hilary Brueck
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One of COVID-19's original symptoms, loss of smell, could be making a comeback as some patients are reporting it again
Health professionals have said anecdotally that BA.5 causes loss of smell more than other recent va…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell,Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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How worried should I be about BA.5, on a scale of 1 to 10? We asked 4 leading COVID experts for their rating
The BA.5 subvariant of Omicron is reinfecting at record clip. We asked public-health experts to rat…
Hilary Brueck
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I ditched budget airlines and flew for $90 with British Airways, and I'd definitely choose a flag carrying airline again
A collage of Insider's Sam Tabahriti drinking a mimosa and a view outside the plane in the air.Insi…
Sam Tabahriti
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I ditched budget airlines and flew for $90 with British Airways, and I'd definitely choose a flag carrying airline again
A collage of Insider's Sam Tabahriti drinking a mimosa and a view outside the plane in the air.Insi…
Sam Tabahriti
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2 leading disease modelers predict low COVID rates this summer — but we may need new vaccines by fall
Infectious disease modelers told the FDA we're "peaking" at around 80% immunity against Omicron now…
Hilary Brueck
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Early research suggests your risk of getting COVID in the next wave is lower if you already had Omicron. Here's everything we know about BA.2 reinfections.
You can get reinfected with BA.2 if you've had BA.1, but according to researchers the risk appears …
Hilary Brueck
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The BA.2 Omicron subvariant is now dominant in northeastern US states, per CDC data. Some experts warn of an impending new wave.
A CDC map shows how the BA.2 subvariant has outcompeted other types of coronaviruses in the northea…
Marianne Guenot
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The coronavirus subvariant surging in Europe is a more-contagious type of Omicron which experts fear could soon take over in the US
The BA.2 subvariant is causing a new wave of infections in Europe, and already makes up about 23% o…
Marianne Guenot
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COVID-19 is surging again in Europe thanks to the BA.2 subvariant and is likely to spread to the US soon
Cases in Europe have been rising again after falling over the holiday period. Experts say this coul…
Marianne Guenot
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Fresh COVID wave expected to hit the US as Omicron subvariant and patchy vaccination rates drive surge in Europe
Cases of COVID-19 are surging in several European countries because of the BA.2 Omicron subvariant,…
Andrea Michelson
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Symptoms of the Omicron BA.5 variant include runny nose, sneezing, and sore throat
Experts say BA.5 symptoms are similar to those typically associated with the Omicron variant, but t…
Katie Anthony,Andrea Michelson
VIDEO: What you need to know about the Omicron BA.2 subvariant
The BA.2 subvariant of Omicron is now dominant in the US and spreads faster than the previous strai…
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Unvaccinated people are at more risk of catching BA.2, the new Omicron lineage, than any prior type of COVID-19, Danish data indicates
BA.2 was found more transmissible than the earlier Omicron BA.1 virus, which was in turn more infec…