The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

An expert has warned that whilst levels of Covid infection are high, people should ensure they are protecting themselves are others as data shows you could catch Covid twice.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc's (NASDAQ:WBA) Q2 FY22 sales increased 3% Y/Y to $33.8 billion, up 3.8% on a constant currency basis, beating the consensus of $33.36 billion. Omicron variant of COVID-19 intensified demand for booster shots and tests and drove foot traffic during the winter months. Adjusted EPS reached $1.59, beating the…

As governments prepare to live with COVID-19, some are questioning how much to rely on drugmakers to adapt vaccines to ward off future virus variants amid signs of tension between companies and regulators over the best approach, according to several sources familiar with the matter.

It used to be rare to hear of people catching Covid twice - but not anymore

The rate of reinfections is now 10 times higher

BA.2 is a COVID-19 subvariant of the Omicron variant, which has been found to be more transmissible than the original Omicron but no more severe in illness.

Experts say the double digits growth reflects the boom, but may not reveal the whole picture

The latest Covid-19 data makes worrying reading - rises in cases can still be seen across the North East.

People are desperate to return to life as normal, but the rising number of infections is a reminder that this pandemic isn’t over, says Christina Pagel, the director of UCL’s Clinical Operational Research Unit