Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Omicron surge vexes parents of children too young for shots

Afternoons with Grammy. Birthday parties. Meeting other toddlers at the park. Parents of children too young to be vaccinated are facing difficult choices as an omicron variant-fueled surge in COVID-19 cases makes every encounter ...

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Why it's a bad idea to try to get COVID

(HealthDay)—COVID-19 infection isn't a game, and you shouldn't try to get it on purpose—not even the supposedly "mild" Omicron variant of the virus.

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Britain faces hospital crisis as COVID cases top 200,000

British hospitals have switched to a "war footing" due to staff shortages caused by a wave of Omicron infections, the government said Tuesday, as the country's daily COVID caseload breached 200,000 for the first time.

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England sees no need for further restrictions—for now

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday he hoped to "ride out" the pandemic without further restrictions, even as he warned that the country faces difficult days ahead as the highly transmissible omicron variant drives ...

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British govt rushing tests to schools so classes can reopen

Schoolchildren returned to classes Monday in parts of Europe, while the British government pledged to rush ventilation units and enough COVID-19 test kits to schools to ensure they, too, can reopen later this week despite ...

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What makes for the best COVID-19 mask?

The great mask debate is back. With the highly contagious omicron variant driving a surge in infections around the globe this winter, many people are trying to figure out how to best protect themselves—without returning ...

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Portugal says Omicron dominant, infections rising

Omicron has become the dominant strain of coronavirus in Portugal where more than 10,000 daily COVID-19 cases had been registered Saturday, the national health agency said.

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