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Germany to start Omicron-adapted COVID vaccinations next week - minister

Germany can next week start using COVID-19 vaccines which have been adapted for the Omicron variant and got approval for use in the European Union on Thursday, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said.

Reuters

CDC advisers weigh who needs updated COVID booster and when

Government advisers are debating who should should get new updated COVID-19 boosters and when

The Independent UK

EU regulator approves Omicron vaccines

The European Union’s drug regulator has recommended the use of two Omicron-tailored vaccines developed by the Pfizer-BioNTech partnership and Moderna Inc ahead of a fresh booster programme this fall across the continent.

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EU regulator clears tweaked versions of COVID vaccines

The European Medicines Agency has recommended the authorization of two coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Inc., tweaked to include protection against an early version of the omicron variant

The Independent UK

Will omicron-specific booster shots be more effective at combating COVID-19? 5 questions answered

On Sept. 1, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the use of updated COVID-19 booster shots that are specifically tailored to combat the two most prevalent omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5. The decision comes just a day after the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization of…

The Conversation

What to know about new COVID boosters

Experts answer some top questions about Omicron-specific COVID boosters.

Axios

Nine Omicron symptoms affecting the fully vaccinated - and signs you may have it

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

The Independent UK

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People vaccinated against Covid share common symptom after testing positive

Around one in five vaccinated Britons with Omicron or Delta strain experienced diarrhoea as a symptom

The Independent UK

Covid incubation period: How long are you infectious for?

UK hit by fifth wave of infections earlier this summer driven by new Omicron variants

The Independent UK

Vic lifts work from home recommendation

Mandatory face masks on Victorian public transport are here to stay, but the state's work from home recommendation has been lifted.

AAP

New COVID-19 booster shots could be available in Chicago after Labor Day

The FDA today authorized the new booster, which could arrive as early as next week in Chicago, where nearly 2 million residents are expected to be eligible.

Chicago Sun-Times

What are the side effects of the new Covid-19 bivalent booster?

Last week, the FDA authorized both Pfizer and Moderna's Omicron-specific jabs. Experts say to get them as soon as they are available to you.

Inverse

WHO: New COVID cases, deaths keep falling nearly everywhere

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally continued to fall nearly everywhere in the world in what the World Health Organization described as a “welcome decline” at a media briefing on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Covid alert level across UK downgraded as number of severe cases falls

The number of severe covid cases needing hospital care has decreased, leading to a lowering of the alert level.

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Daily Mirror

UK Covid alert level downgraded from level 3 to 2 as cases fall and Omicron 'subsides'

A level two alert means that "Covid-19 is in general circulation but direct Covid-19 healthcare pressures and transmission are declining or stable"

The Independent UK

Covid-19 alert level downgraded as number of cases fall

The alert level has moved from three to two.

Tribune News Service

FDA clears way for boosters targeted at latest COVID variants

COVID-19 boosters from Moderna Inc. and the partnership of Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE that are tailored to the latest COVID-19 omicron variants got U.S. regulatory clearance, a move toward additional protection as concern grows about potential new waves in the fall and winter.

WEKU

FDA authorizes first revamp of COVID vaccines to target omicron

The new shots from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech target both the original strain of the coronavirus and the omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants that most people are catching now.

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The Independent UK

US clears updated Covid boosters targeting the newest Omicron strain

Omicron booster shots could become available within days

Axios

FDA authorizes Omicron boosters

The updated shots are expected to become available after Labor Day.

The Independent UK

US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants

U.S. regulators have authorized updated COVID-19 boosters, the first to directly target today's most common omicron strain

The Independent UK

Covid incubation period: How long are you infectious for?

UK hit by fifth wave of infections earlier this summer driven by new Omicron variants

The Independent UK

‘Stealthy’ new Covid variant can reinfect you every month

‘Even having had Omicron, we’re not well protected from further infections,’ said Prof Danny Altmann

The Independent UK

People vaccinated against Covid share common symptom after testing positive

Around one in five vaccinated Britons with Omicron or Delta strain experienced diarrhoea as a symptom

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

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