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Two cases of rare rat-borne Lassa fever found in UK

Cases of Lassa fever rare and do not spread easily between people, expert says

The Independent UK

UKHSA plays down reports daily Covid death updates will be axed under plans to ‘live with virus’

Experts fear that without daily updates, the virus could catch the country off guard

The Independent UK

UK records further 219 Covid deaths as infections soar past 112,000

From Monday, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is now including data on possible reinfections in its Covid-19 dashboard. Today a further 112,458 Covid cases were recorded

Daily Mirror

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Parents urged to get kids vaccinated against deadly diseases as travel resumes

The UK Health Security Agency said covid has led to a big drop in the number of children being vaccinated against other diseases

Liverpool Echo

Measles warning as MMR jab uptake falls to lowest level in 10 years

More than one in 10 children in England starting school at risk of catching deadly disease, experts say

The Independent UK

Cases of new Omicron ‘stealth variant’ detected in Wales

Public Health Wales confirmed several cases of the Covid strain have been found

Wales Online

Parents told to get kids jabbed against potentially deadly measles before they start school

The UK Health Security Agency says measles is a highly infectious disease and children should have their measles, mumps and rubella vaccines before starting school

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Deadly measles warning to parents as vaccination drops dangerously low

So few children are now jabbed there is a risk of a serious outbreak

Wales Online

‘Very worrying’: MMR vaccine rates in England at 10-year low

Health officials say thousands of children at risk of getting measles after ‘significant drop’ in number getting jabs

The Guardian - UK

Measles warning: Parents told get kids jabbed against deadly disease before school starts

More than one in 10 children are not vaccinated against potentially deadly measles and parents are now being urged to ensure that they are jabbed before they start school

Daily Mirror

UK records 92,368 Covid-19 cases in spike as reinfections counted for first time

The UK's Covid-19 case numbers have substantially dropped since peaking around New Year’s when 245,182 cases were recorded on January 4 - meanwhile, the UK Health Security Agency has begun to include data on possible reinfections in its dashboard

Daily Mirror

Fast-spreading new Covid stealth Omicron BA.2 variant and symptoms - all you need to know

With many people across the UK continuing to test positive for Covid, concerns have been raised about the new 'stealth' Omicron sub-strain. Here's everything you need to know about the BA.2 variant

Daily Mirror

Omicron sub-variant BA.2: What we know about the fast-spreading stealth Covid variant

As the proportion of cases of BA.2 grow in the UK, concerns have grown that the strain may be spreading faster

Wales Online

Cases of 'stealth' Omicron BA.2 variant top 1,000 in England - where are the hotspots

It is thought the variant may be even more contagious than the earlier one

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Wales Online

'Stealth' Omicron cases top 1,000 in England - who is getting it and where the hotspots are

New variant may be even more contagious than the earlier one

Daily Record

Health agency warns of rise in drug-resistant infection mainly affecting gay men

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced there have been an increase in cases of Shigella sonnei, which is highly infectious.

The Independent UK

New Omicron sub-variant BA.2 can spread more rapidly than original, says UKHSA

Health authorities found it had higher growth rate all over England

Evening Standard

BA.2: Omicron strain ‘has greater growth rate’ but vaccines appear to offer as much protection

Dr Susan Hopkins: ‘We have also learnt that BA.2 has a slightly higher secondary attack rate than BA.1 in households’

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The Independent UK

Omicron strain ‘has greater growth rate and may be more transmissible’

The BA.2 strain is a sub-lineage of the now dominant original Omicron variant known as BA.1.

The Independent UK

Shigella: Warning over rise in ‘extremely drug-resistant’ STI in gay and bisexual men

Gut infection causes diarrhoea, stomach cramps and fever

Evening Standard

Covid boosters raise protection against death from Omicron to 95% among 50-plus, UKHSA says

Covid boosters increase protection against death from the Omicron variant to 95% in people aged 50 and over, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Thursday.

Wales Online

Alert over nasty drug-resistant infection mainly affecting gay men

The UKHSA has issued a warning with advice on symptoms and treatment

The Independent UK

Warning over highly infectious bug mainly affecting gay and bisexual men

Shigella is a gut infection that causes diarrhoea, stomach cramps and fever.

The Guardian - UK

Boosters increase protection against death from Omicron in over-50s to 95% – UKHSA; UK records 338 deaths – as it happened

Protection against death increases to around 95% two weeks after receiving a booster dose, UK health agency says; UK reports another 96,871 Covid cases

Daily Mirror

Four strains of the Omicron Covid variant now circulating the world, says WHO

The first known version of Omicron is B.1.1.529, before BA.1 spread to 171 countries and now BA.2 and BA.3 have been registered as new sub-variants in the Omicron family

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