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Long Covid: Lingering cough more common in Omicron patients

Patients suffering from COVID-19 after-effects were more likely to have persistent coughs and fatigue if they were infected with the Omicron variant instead of the Delta or other strains, a survey showed. More...

May 28, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com BA.1, BA.2, BA.3, BA.4, BA.5, Coronavirus, Facemasks, Health, Infection, Long Covid, Omicron, Side Effects, Symptoms, Transmission

UK: ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey, March 2022

The latest UK Office for National Statistics COVID-19 Infection Survey has just landed. More...

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com BA.1, BA.2, BA.2.2, BA.3, England, Healthcare, Hospitalization, Infection, London, Northern Ireland, Omicron, PCR, Recurrence, Reinfection, Revaccination, Scotland, Transmission, UK, Vaccine, Wales

Recombination: Details on XD, XE and XF recombinants by Tom Peacock

There’s a new thread on Twitter by Tom Peacock of Imperial College covering the latest information on the SARS-CoV-2 recombinants XD, XE and XF. More...

March 18, 2022April 4, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com BA.1, BA.2, BA.3, Delta, Denmark, England, Europe, France, Germany, Infection, London, Northern Ireland, Omicron, Recombinants, Recombination, Scotland, Transmission, UK, Wales, XD, XE, XF

Preprint: SARS-CoV-2 Omicron – multiple inter-variant recombination events

“By analyzing sequences from a large number of Omicron subvariants, we identified diverse recombination events between two Omicron subvariants and several SARS-CoV-2 variants, suggesting that co-infection and subsequent genome recombination play important roles in the on-going evolution of SARS-CoV-2. More...