The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

Whether to get a second booster is nowhere near black and white. Helen Petousis-Harris and Janine Paynter explain why we can't 'boost' our way out of this grey area. 

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

A new omicron subvariant is poised to become dominant in Europe and will probably drive another increase in COVID-19 cases, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said.

UK could see Covid wave in adults aged 20 to 50, expert says as infections top 2 million for the first time in three months

A surge in cases is indicating a new wave has started in the UK

Richmond MP lost out to Liz Truss this summer but his dire economic warnings about her ‘fairy tale’ tax policies have been entirely vindicated by her disastrous and short-lived reign

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

Richmond MP struggled to convince fellow Tories he was right man to lead economic revival this summer but his dire warnings have been entirely vindicated by disastrous and short-lived reign of Liz Truss

Some rather alarming headlines recently circulated about the newest members of the omicron family. “Nightmare COVID variant,” read one. “The most immune-evasive COVID variants yet.” Or, as one would-be pandemic influencer said in a tweet shared thousands of times: “MOTHER OF GOD… #COVID variants worse than CDC has been admitting.”