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The Kraken is powering New York COVID hospitalizations to their highest level in nearly a year. Is it a sign of what’s coming for the rest of the country?

The rise comes as new, ultra-transmissible COVID variant XBB.1.5, known as Kraken, spreads rapidly.

Fortune

What is Kraken? All we know about renamed Covid variant XBB 1.5

XBB 1.5 is a descendant of the Omicron variant

The Independent UK

WHO Urges Travelers to Wear Masks as New COVID Variant Spreads

Countries should consider recommending that passengers wear masks on long-haul flights, given the rapid spread of the latest Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 in the United States, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Tuesday. In Europe, the XBB.1.5 subvariant was detected in small but growing numbers, WHO/Europe officials said at…

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Where is the next Covid variant? Expert on reasons omicron still dominates

Continued dominance can be explained by its increased capacity to spread between people

Wales Online

First real-world data show omicron booster kept seniors out of hospitals

In the first real-world test of vaccine boosters specially designed to protect against the omicron variant, Israeli researchers have found that people 65 and over who got an updated jab were 81% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than those who did not.

Los Angeles Times

South Africa not tightening COVID rules over China, subvariant

South Africa does not see the need to implement any new COVID-19 restrictions either at home or for arrivals over an infection surge in China and the detection of the first case of Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 locally, its health minister said.

Reuters

10 most common Covid symptoms in last month as new variant spreads

Most common symptoms revealed as UKHSA warns Covid is currently ‘circulating at high levels’

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WHO urges travellers to wear masks as new COVID variant spreads

Reuters

The rate of Lexington's new COVID cases holding steady

Most recently, the Lexington community has been experiencing about three to four hundred reported cases of COVID per week. That doesn’t include all the home testing that goes unreported. Coronavirus activity comes as communities deal with the newest omicron subvariant, which appears to be the most transmissible strain of the…

WEKU

Vaccines are not making COVID strains like 'Kraken' stronger

Scientists say there is no evidence to suggest that vaccinations are making COVID "stronger" and that mutations are a normal part of virus evolution.

Fortune

CanSino's Omicron mRNA shot reports 'positive' trial data

Chinese officials say they have "safe and effective" vaccines as Beijing rebuffs mRNA shots from the U.S. and the EU.

Fortune

Could China's COVID-19 outbreak lead to the next variant of concern? Experts say it's not time to panic yet

With China's latest COVID-19 outbreak growing amid doubts about the reliability of official figures, there are concerns about whether it could provide the perfect conditions for a new variant of concern to emerge.

ABC News

Covid infections in your area amid warnings over new Omicron subvariant

Highest rates show in areas from Cornwall to Carlisle as health chiefs warn virus still circulating widely

The Independent UK

How long are you infectious with Covid?

Covid cases are rising and warnings about reducing contact are being issued

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The Independent UK

10 most common Covid symptoms in last month as new variant spreads

Most common symptoms revealed as UKHSA warns Covid is currently ‘circulating at high levels’

WEKU

RSV recedes and flu peaks as a new COVID variant shoots 'up like a rocket'

RSV and the flu appear to be receding in the U.S., but COVID is on the rise, new data suggests, driven by holiday gatherings and an even more transmissible omicron subvariant that has become dominant.

Caixin Global

Chinese Mainlanders Can Book Omicron-Specific mRNA Shot in Hong Kong

Fosun Pharma opens online reservation platform for BioNTech vaccination as Covid border controls are set to end

Nottingham Post

Expert warns new Covid subvariant could make vaccines 'less effective'

It comes after a new strain has started to spread

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The Independent UK

10 most common Covid symptoms in last month as new variant spreads

Most common symptoms revealed as UKHSA warns Covid is currently ‘circulating at high levels’

Fortune

What are the symptoms of the new 'Kraken' Covid variant sweeping through the U.S.?

A descendent of the Omicron variant, XBB.1.5 is causing a similar reaction in its patients, as well as being the most transmissible strain yet.

Liverpool Echo

Merseyside area is a hotspot for new highly transmissible covid variant

Experts are concerned about the XBB.1.5 subvariant of Omicron

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Omicron BA.5 patients decreasing in Tokyo as new subvariants rise

The number of patients thought to be infected with the omicron BA.5 subvariant of the COVID-19 virus fell below 50% of all COVID-19 patients in Tokyo, indicating that BA.5 is being replaced by new omicron subvariants, according to materials released on Thursday by the Tokyo metropolitan government.

The Independent UK

How long can you test positive for Covid and when are you infectious?

As Christmas looms Covid cases are rising and warnings about reducing contact are being issued

The Independent UK

Nine Covid symptoms affecting the fully vaccinated — and signs you may have it

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

Dublin Live

New Covid subvariant could make vaccines 'less effective', warns Dublin expert

Professor of Immunology at Trinity College Dublin Dr Kingston Mills says the Omicron BA5 variant is the most easily spread to date

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