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Who in Glasgow will get covid jag as spring and autumn boosters planned

It is being recommended by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) that people at a higher risk of developing severe covid should be getting another booster this year.

Glasgow Live

Covid: Spring and autumn booster jabs planned for people most at risk

‘Emergency’ surge vaccines could also be required if a new variant arises that is different to Omicron

Evening Standard

Covid-19 boosters advised for at-risk groups this autumn

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has also not ruled out the need for extra jabs should new variants be uncovered

Wales Online

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Atagi expected to update advice on fifth dose of Covid vaccine within weeks

Experts urge governments to reprioritise public health messaging amid fears the anti-vaccine lobby ‘has the floor’ on immunisation

The Guardian - AU

'Tripledemic' surge of RSV, flu and COVID is on the decline

PITTSBURGH — You can remove the term "tripledemic" from your vocabulary — for now.

Tribune News Service

COVID's worrying back-and-forth spread

The back-and-forth spread of COVID from animals to humans is deeply troubling scientists. Here's why

Salon

Coronavirus: US proposes annual COVID shots

COVID vaccinations are likely to become an annual shot in the US. The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday have proposed to make COVID jabs like an annual flu shot. This, reports say, is a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts and will help in a better vaccination coverage…

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FDA lays out annual COVID shot plan similar to flu

Americans will get a clearer idea of how often they’ll roll up their sleeves for COVID-19 shots when advisers to U.S. regulators meet Thursday to discuss an immunization schedule that looks more like the one used for flu.

Tribune News Service

The FDA is proposing a move to annual COVID shots. Some experts worry it’s too soon, and too simple of an approach

The virus has not yet fully settled into a pattern of seasonality and may never, experts caution.

Fortune

US proposes once-a-year COVID shots for most Americans

U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot

The Independent UK

Has California avoided another devastating winter COVID wave?

LOS ANGELES — In the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, winter holidays were marred by a pair of devastating waves that ripped through California, sending case counts soaring, residents to the hospital in droves and, ultimately, leaving thousands dead.

Los Angeles Times

COVID is running rampant in China – but herd immunity remains elusive

After nearly three years of keeping COVID under control, China is experiencing a massive new wave of COVID infections. The official figures reporting 60,000 deaths between December 8 and January 12 are widely seen as underestimating the impact of the outbreak.

The Conversation

Doyle McManus: Biden said the pandemic is over, but the pandemic won't cooperate

WASHINGTON — Three years after the United States logged its first case of COVID-19, the pandemic has slipped off the front pages and seemingly out of public consciousness.

Los Angeles Times

Does Covid reinfection bring more health risks – or make you ‘super immune’?

The debate over the risks of reinfections – which are likely to continue – could determine what precautions people take, but experts disagree on the data

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Inverse

Tripledemic: How viruses may outcompete each other

The ‘tripledemic’ unfolding this winter is one of several odd trends among respiratory virus infections these last years. Viruses, it turns out, can block one another and take turns to dominate.

Liverpool Echo

Experts have seen 'surprising' changes in covid symptoms since pandemic started

Medical experts told the BMJ covid symptoms have changed since the pandemic started due to vaccination and immunity

ABC News

With authorities in Queensland scaling back COVID protocols, here’s a look back at where we were 12, 24 and 36 months ago

Queensland's fourth year of living with COVID-19 begins today – marking the anniversary of the first time the state's then Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young warned the public of a novel coronavirus emerging out of China.

The Conversation

How the 'tripledemic' is restricting cold and flu medicine supplies – and what to do if you're affected

This winter has been one of the worst on record for the NHS. Ambulance and AE waiting times are at all-time highs, and many are struggling to access emergency treatment.

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Evening Standard

‘Sizeable’ drop in London Covid-19 infections despite spread of Orthrus variant

Decrease in infections fuels hopes the Christmas wave of the virus has peaked

The National (Scotland)

Number of Scots estimated to be infected with Covid-19 falls, ONS figures show

The number of Scots estimated to have Covid-19 has fallen, figures from ONS show

Dublin Live

HSE confirms drop in Covid-19 and flu cases following winter surge

Cases have dropped significantly, but it will take weeks to ease current pressures facing hospitals

The Independent UK

‘Sizeable’ drop in UK Covid-19 infections as Christmas wave recedes

Levels have dropped by nearly a third since the start of the month.

Zenger

People Who Had COVID-19 At Much Greater Risk Of Dying For At Least 18 Months

Risk of death in Covid patients was up to 81-fold higher in the acute phase and five-fold higher in the post-acute phase.

The Conversation

Does COVID really damage your immune system and make you more vulnerable to infections? The evidence is lacking

Over the past month or two, many northern hemisphere countries including the US and the UK have seen a large wave of respiratory viral infections. These include RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), flu and COVID in all ages, as well as bacterial infections such as strep A in children.

ABC News

COVID modelling suggests how governments should respond to future variants and outbreaks

Future COVID-19 variants and outbreaks would be best managed by ongoing vaccination and the quicker scaling up of restrictions, according to new research published in the Lancet Regional Health — Western Pacific journal.

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