The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

One and a half years after the adult COVID-19 vaccine, a kids' shot is here. This is why it took so much longer

Scientists say the variant has less than half the chance of Delta of causing lingering symptoms

Analysis suggests that people are between 20% and 50% less likely to suffer from long Covid after contracting Omicron compared to Delta

“Confusion and mixed messaging” between health officials and labs contributed to the collapse of Covid testing earlier this year, and the sector says it's a sign of structural problems.

Two new subvariants of the Omicron strand are believed to have become 'more dangerous' to people infected

The number of Covid hospitalisations has shot up in the previous week amid fears two Omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5 could trigger a new wave of the virus

You may find some of the answers to your Covid questions for some of Ireland's favourite holiday destinations.

Covid cases are on the rise in the UK for the first time in two months, according to the latest data - fuelling fears "immune imprinting", which refers to how one's immune system reacts to variants differently depending on their specific infection and vaccine history, is to blame

Dr Simon Clarke, Associate Professor in Cellular Microbiology, University of Reading, said any surge could have been boosted by the four-day weekend celebrations