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Why some people in close quarters get COVID-19 — and others don’t
At this point of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the highly transmissible Omicron variant, it may be an all-too-familiar story: You know of a fully vaccinated household where some people tested positive for COVID — and others in the same household never tested positive at all. How is this possible? Yahoo News Medical Contributor and practicing internist Dr. Lucy McBride explains how people and the virus relate to one another in very different ways depending on various factors.
NewsYahoo News UKFree lateral flow tests to come to an end in the UK, government confirms
An exact date for the end of the free tests has not been confirmed.
NewsYahoo News UKBoris Johnson scraps Plan B COVID rules and mandatory face masks from next week
England’s Plan B measures are set to expire on 26 January.
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UKDancing On Ice: Bez 'gutted' after testing positive for coronavirus
The 57-year-old Happy Mondays star is already through to Week Three, thanks to the public vote.
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There could be light at the end of the tunnel as the virus gets milder, an expert has said.
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Andrew Allen, 32, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, finally met son Oliver when he was five weeks old after falling into a COVID coma on the day he was born.
HealthYahoo News UKDoctor took her own life after two bouts of COVID devastated her health
Professor Fiona Denison, 51, died days after an operation was postponed due to her contracting COVID again
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UK'GMB' star Susanna Reid 'still irked' over Boris Johnson's party apology
The presenter shared her thoughts in a post on Twitter.
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UKAnt and Dec 'surprised' that 'I'm A Celebrity' returned to Wales for second year
The series was held in Wales in 2020 and 2021.
HealthReutersCovid: Queiroga admite 3ª onda por Ômicron e defende implementação de autotestes
Queiroga confirmou que a pasta pediu à Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (Anvisa) autorização para o uso dos autotestes da Covid-19
HealthYahoo News UKGovernment 'certainly not following the science' by cutting COVID isolation to five days
The government cut self-isolation from seven days to five on Thursday.
NewsYahoo Celebrity UK'Loose Women's' Charlene White in tears over aunt's funeral while there was party at No 10
The TV star recalled sitting in a pew alone with her baby.
NewsYahoo News UKBoris Johnson told Tory MPs 'he doesn't deserve blame' over Downing Street party
Boris Johnson was said to be less contrite to Tory MPs following his public apology.
NewsYahoo News UKCOVID self-isolation reduced to five full days, Sajid Javid announces
Positive cases will only need to isolate for five full days when new changes come in.
NewsYahoo News UKBoris Johnson follows COVID rules and cancels visit as family member tests positive
The PM is now unlikely to give a planned interview with ITV.
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Boris Johnson is a ‘dead man walking’, says senior Tory MP
Sir Roger Gale said it was already clear that Boris Johnson had misled parliament.
NewsYahoo News UKMoment Boris Johnson asked to say sorry to daughter of COVID victim he met in No 10 garden
Sir Keir Starmer told Boris Johnson he was a "man without shame".
NewsYahoo News UKNo 10 lockdown party: Jacob Rees-Mogg dismisses ‘grumpy’ critics as top Tories back PM
A number of senior Tories have also called on the PM to quit with his political life hanging in the balance.
NewsYahoo News UKBoris Johnson 'wandered round Downing Street party shaking hands after staff bought booze from Tesco'
Boris Johnson is facing calls to resign for attending a Downing Street party during lockdown.
NewsYahoo Celebrity UKRicky Gervais admits he naively trusted government before garden party scandal
The 'After Life' star understands why people with angry with the government for having rule-breaking garden parties.
PoliticsYahoo News UK'He must resign today': Calls grow for Boris Johnson to quit over 'BYOB party'
The PM has refused to say whether he attended the Number 10 social gathering in May 2020, but has been told his position is 'untenable' if the inquiry by Sue Gray concludes he was there.
NewsYahoo News UKBoris Johnson can't lead country if he went to BYOB Downing Street party, says Miliband
The prime minister is under increasing pressure to reveal whether he went to an alleged Downing Street lockdown party.
PoliticsYahoo News UKTory MP issues 'embarrassing' defence of Downing Street party: 'It doesn’t stack up'
It has been reported that 40 Downing Street staff, and the prime minister, attended a party during the first lockdown.
NewsYahoo News UKMother facing jail for refusing to send daughter to school for two years because of COVID
Lisa Diaz has not sent Helena, nine, to primary school since 2020.
HealthYahoo News UKDo we know how many people have died of Omicron in England?
Omicron is less severe, but the number of infections means significant numbers are still dying.
