The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

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

The number of estimated infections in Scotland has gone up in the last week, according to the ONS Covid Infection Study.

The findings come from a new study by scientists at the Imperial College London which has just been published

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

Two shots of COVID-19 vaccine without an additional booster offer essentially no lasting protection against infection with omicron, and a coronavirus infection is as effective as a recent booster shot in preventing a new omicron-fueled illness, researchers reported Wednesday.

That's according to the findings of a new study by scientists at the Imperial College London

The latest ONS data suggests that Covid cases across England and Northern Ireland have risen since the beginning of June - driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron strains

The population-wide application of the pandemic response can be transitioned to be focused on individual protection

England is starting to see a rise in cases of Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5

Professor Denis Kinane has issued important advice for the Scottish public as a new Covid wave could be looming with the strains BA.4 and BA.5 surging across the UK.