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Caught the first Omicron wave? Study says you can still catch the latest variant

People infected with the earliest version of the Omicron variant of coronavirus at the start of the year could be reinfected with later versions of Omicron, as new findings suggest that even being vaccinated and boosted may not provide protection.
Vaccinated patients with Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infections developed antibodies that could neutralise that virus plus the original SARS-CoV-2 virus, but researchers from China reported on Friday in Nature that sublineages circulating now have mutations that evade those antibodies.

A city of 650,000 had zero COVID deaths until Sunday. Omicron’s most transmissible subvariant yet finally overtook its defenses

Macau, a semiautonomous region off the coast of southern China known for its casinos, recorded its first-ever deaths from COVID-19 after two elderly people with underlying conditions—a 100-year-old and a 94-year-old—succumbed to the disease on Sunday. The deaths break Macau's streak of being one of the only cities on earth to not record a death from COVID-19 since the pandemic broke out two and a half years ago and went on to kill 6.3 million people around the world. Globally, 1,500 people are still dying from COVID-19 daily.

Meet ‘Centaurus,’ the new ‘stealth Omicron.’ It was just found in the U.S. and may escape immunity more than any other COVID strain

A new Omicron subvariant on the radar of the World Health Organization—one some experts say could be the most immune-evasive yet—has been identified in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told Fortune on Thursday.
There have been two cases of BA.2.75, dubbed “Centaurus,” detected in the U.S., with the first being identified on June 14, a spokesperson for the CDC said.

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Opinion: These tests to determine who's immune could help us face future Covid surges

A flurry of recent scientific articles suggests that a major puzzle in Covid-19 pandemic control -- determination of who is and who is not immune -- may soon be solved. Researchers in Asia and the US have shown promising results in the measurement of how well our T-cells, the more elusive half of the human immune response, are equipped to handle coronavirus infection.

Covid is rising again in the UK - should we worry?

You'd be forgiven for letting out a weary sigh. There's so much going on from Ukraine to the rising cost of everything - and now Covid is rearing its ugly head again.
The latest statistics show the number of people infected in the UK has more than doubled since the start of June with around 2.3 million people testing positive. You probably know someone who's had it.

Why COVID headaches can be hard to shake — and when you should worry
While some people found headaches cleared up alongside other symptoms, others say they've lingered

For some people with COVID-19, the pain in their skull is so intense they consider a trip to the emergency room.
For others, it might come in throbbing waves or feel like a constant mild ache; it could be gone within minutes of taking painkillers or still be there months later.

Welcome to the choose-your-own-adventure phase of the pandemic
What the end of plane mask mandates reveals about our new pandemic normal.

Rising coronavirus cases aren’t going to stop much of the country from continuing to move on from the pandemic, leaving many Americans to fend for themselves on the road to a new normal.

List of Official Covid Symptoms Expanded to Include Sore Throat and Fatigue

The official list of Covid-19 symptoms has been expanded to include nine new signs of illness.
The extension of the symptoms list to include ailments such as sore throat, fatigue and headache could help to reduce infections, one expert said.

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