Omicron
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How serious a threat is new Omicron Covid variant XBB.1.5?
feature The so-called Kraken strain can bind more tightly to ‘the doors the virus uses to enter our cells’
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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BA.5: Is it time to step up the COVID fight again?
opinion The sharpest opinions on the debate from around the web
By Harold Maass Published
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BA.5: how worried should we be about the new Omicron variant?
Today's Big Question Mutation described as ‘worst version yet’ by one expert, but others have downplayed fears
By The Week Staff Published
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BA.4 and BA.5: what the two new Omicron variants mean for the Covid pandemic
feature Health experts say we have entered the next wave of Covid-19 infections
By The Week Staff Published
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Why are there so many new Omicron sub-variants?
feature Latest sub-variants of Covid-19 mutation are fuelling fresh waves of infections worldwide
By The Week Staff Published
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How quickly can you catch Covid again?
Today's Big Question Scientists say a woman was infected with two different strains of the virus within three weeks
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World Health Organization: the latest Covid variants of concern
feature Cases of two new strains of Omicron have been identified in the UK
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Has Covid become less dangerous than flu?
Today's Big Question New figures suggest Covid-19 poses lower death risk but experts warn against complacency
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Select and focus’: exploring South Korea’s controversial new Covid strategy
In Depth Government has changed tack to prioritise the elderly and vulnerable
By Kate Samuelson Published
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The red-blue COVID-19 death rate chasm apparently narrowed during the Omicron wave
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By Peter Weber Published
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3 in 4 Americans have immunity from Omicron, model estimates, but the other 80 million 'have to be very careful'
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By Peter Weber Published
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CDC's Walensky told House panel there's no timeline for relaxing school masking guidance
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By Peter Weber Published
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The arguments for and against free Covid-19 testing
Pros and Cons Free lateral flow and PCR tests could be scrapped in England by March
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Why Hong Kong is in the middle of an Omicron ‘onslaught’
feature Government’s zero-Covid plan faces ‘critical test’ as record infections overwhelm city
By The Week Staff Published
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