Omicron variant

Three different coronavirus variants were discovered in New York City’s rat population, according to a new study.  A release from EurekAlert on Thursday states that rats were found to be infected with the alpha, delta and omicron…

RATS in NYC are harboring Covid, study shows - and experts fear it poses zoonotic threat to humansBy Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Updated: 12:19 EST, 9 March 2023 <!-- <!-- -->…

Antiviral drug, paxlovid, significantly reduced the likelihood of hospitalisation or death from COVID-19 in people at risk of severe illness during the Omicron wave, according to a study. The research, published in the Canadian Medical…

 England's biggest Covid wave was not one that thrust the country into lockdown, fascinating data revealed today.Analysts at the Office of National Statistics (ONS) assessed the spread of the virus across six distinct waves.Experts also…

Another round of Covid booster jabs should be dished out this autumn, the Government's scientific advisers said today.Health chiefs also called for those who are older and those who are immunosuppressed to receive an extra booster vaccine…

Covid variant Orthrus is now behind over a third of all reported cases in England, figures suggests. Latest surveillance data shows how the strain, scientifically called CH.1.1, has swept across England, accounting for all confirmed…

Covid rates nosedive by a THIRD in a week despite gloomy warnings of Kraken chaosThe ONS estimates 1.5million in England were infected with Covid last weekFigure is 33% lower than the 2.2million thought to be infected in…

Covid variant Orthrus now accounts for one fifth of Covid cases in England, figures show.Virus-tracking surveillance data shows the strain, scientifically called CH.1.1, has snowballed since it was first detected in November. Health chiefs…

'Kraken' may soon become dominant Covid variant in UK: Health chiefs issue warning over XBB.1.5 – and flag ANOTHER strain nickname ‘Orthrus’By Joe Davies Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 10:24 EST, 11 January 2023…

Are YOU concerned about the new Covid strain XBB.1.5? Vote here and tell us why...By Dailymail.Com Health Team Published: 14:06 EST, 6 January 2023 | Updated: 14:07 EST, 6 January 2023 <!-- <!-- …