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How strong is your immunity against Omicron?
For months, scientists, public health officials, politicians and the general public have debated whether prior SARS-CoV-2 infection — touted as “natural immunity” — offers protection against COVID-19 that is comparable to vaccines. Yahoo News spoke to two experts about natural immunity and vaccine-induced immunity in the time of Omicron. They explain what you can do to maximize your protection against the highly transmissible variant.
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Omicron subvariant BA.2 is rising. What do we know about it?
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and just when new cases and hospitalizations in the U.S are on the decline, an Omicron subvariant called BA.2 is gaining significant traction in some parts of the world. Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco explains what we know about it.
NewsYahoo News UKGovernment scientists monitoring new BA.2 variant of Omicron
The government has confirmed it is investigating the BA.2 variant of Omicron, but due to its specific mutations, it is proving to be harder to track.
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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.
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CDC’s Walensky cites study showing Omicron has a 91% lower risk of death than Delta
During the White House COVID-19 response team meeting on Wednesday, Rochelle Walensky, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cited a Kaiser Permanente Southern California study that showed the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has a lower risk of severe illness and death compared with the Delta variant.
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What we now know about Omicron in 2022: Yahoo News Explains
A new year is upon us, and with it, more discoveries as scientists race to fully understand potential threats the Omicron variant poses. Dr. Monica Gandhi, infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, sheds light on what is known about Omicron's transmissibility and severity and how current COVID-19 vaccines fare at preventing severe illness from the variant.
NewsYahoo News UKFire station 'left without any firefighters' for 24 hours amid Omicron surge
A fire station in Hampshire was left with no firefighters in the days after Christmas.
NewsYahoo News UKBoris Johnson says 'good chance' of no more restrictions during Omicron surge
The prime minister said Plan B restrictions would remain in place for the time being.
HealthYahoo News UKVaccines minister rejects calls to reduce COVID self-isolation to five days
The government has continued to resist calls to slash the isolation period after testing positive for COVID-19 to five days.
NewsYahoo News UKOmicron wave 'may have plateaued in London', says COVID expert
Professor Neil Ferguson said he is 'cautiously optimistic' that COVID cases in London have peaked.
NewsYahoo News UKApril could have 'catastrophic' impact on cost of living for swathe of UK population
A think tank has warned that the growing cost of living crisis could become catastrophic in 2022.
NewsYahoo News UKExperts project daily COVID infection could peak at 1.4 million
Modelling by experts at Warwick University suggests there could be 2,890 deaths per day by mid-January under current 'Plan B' restrictions.
NewsYahoo News UKCOVID test shortage 'very worrying' after Boris Johnson gives New Year's Eve parties the thumbs up
Experts have raised concerns about shortages in COVID-19 tests ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations.
NewsYahoo News UKHave a 'cautious and sensible NYE' urges PM during latest booster plea
The prime minister said New Year's Eve celebrations can still go ahead, but added that the public should take precautions.
NewsYahoo News UKDecision on COVID restrictions based on 'wider impact on society, not just hospitalisations'
Jenny Harries said the government might consider factors including how much of the workforce is having to isolate.
NewsYahoo News UKHow England's COVID restrictions compare to the rest of Europe
As Boris Johnson rules out new restrictions in England before Christmas, how do current restrictions compare with the rest of Europe?
NewsYahoo News UKDaily confirmed COVID cases in UK exceed 100,000 for first time
Some 106,122 people were confirmed to have tested positive in a 24-hour period.
NewsYahoo News UKTony Blair says Brits refusing COVID vaccines are idiots
The former prime minister lambasted Brits refusing to get the vaccine.
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Fauci says attacks by Fox News, RFK Jr. ‘accelerated’ death threats against him
On Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, spoke with Yahoo News not only to discuss the implications of the now-dominant Omicron variant in the U.S., but also about how he and his family continue to receive death threats that are exacerbated by people like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Fox News hosts.
NewsYahoo News UKOutrage as families 'left out in the cold' by Rishi Sunak's £1bn COVID bailout
The chancellor's new COVID 'support package' has been slammed by experts.
NewsYahoo News UKRecord numbers of young children admitted to hospital with COVID
Coronavirus cases are rising in young children, the latest government figures have revealed.
NewsYahoo News UKDowning Street refuses to rule out return of shielding amid surging Omicron outbreak
No 10 said advice could change for the millions of clinically extremely vulnerable people in the UK.
NewsYahoo News UKBoris Johnson not planning new COVID restrictions before Christmas
The prime minister ruled out immediate action, but said the “possibility of taking further action” remains on the table.
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What you should know about holiday gatherings in the age of Omicron
In the era of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant, many people may be questioning the safety of gathering even with those who are technically fully vaccinated against COVID but haven’t received a booster shot. So, to gather or not to gather? Yahoo News Medical Contributor Dr. Lucy McBride provides some guidance into how to navigate the holiday season this year at a time when Omicron is expected to become the dominant strain in the U.S. in the coming weeks.
NewsYahoo News UKUK reports more than 90,000 daily COVID cases as infections break record again
It is the third day in a row that infections have hit a record high, with Omicron continuing to spread at an alarming rate.
