Omicron Symptoms

• BA.2 in Canada: Tam says officials are watching new Omicron subvariant ‘very closely’

  Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said Friday more than 100 cases of BA.2 have been detected in the country so far since November.

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  Jan 28, 2022
  
• Omicron COVID-19 variant is infectious for up to 10 days, Tam says

  The Public Health Agency of Canada recommends people infected with COVID-19 isolate for at least 10 days after they test positive or symptoms begin, whichever came first.

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  Jan 18, 2022
  
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• Infants more likely to be hospitalized from Omicron: Watch for these symptoms

  Among younger age groups, Omicron cases in infants aged under one year are almost seven times more likely to lead to hospitalizations, according to Dr. Tam.

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  Jan 15, 2022
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• Omicron and vaccines: Experts break down the science behind COVID-19 jabs

  Experts say a third COVID-19 dose is needed to increase the level of antibodies following their decline. However, it's not clear how long an mRNA booster dose remains effective.

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  Jan 14, 2022
• Omicron has more asymptomatic carriers than earlier variants, early research suggests

  The findings about Omicron could explain why the variant has spread so rapidly across the globe.

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  Jan 11, 2022
• COVID-19: U.K. death toll tops 150,000 after Omicron spike

  U.K. has seen a surge of cases linked to the Omicron COVID-19 variant in recent weeks, though death rates have been lower than during previous infection waves.

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  Jan 8, 2022
• Rapid spread of Omicron shedding light on social inequities in Canada: experts

  While Omicron is thought to cause less severe disease in some people, experts say characterizing the COVID-19 variant as "mild" can be problematic.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2022
• Yes, Omicron appears to be less severe — but don’t call it ‘mild,’ WHO says

  The impact of Omicron on the elderly is one of the big unanswered questions about the new variant as most of the cases studied so far have been in younger people.

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  Jan 6, 2022
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• Amid Omicron surge, 10-day quarantine still ‘ideal’ but not always possible: Tam

  Public health officials in some regions are facing tough questions after slashing COVID-19 quarantine times to five days, despite the possibility of spread afterward.

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  Jan 5, 2022
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• Canada, U.S. not changing definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ despite boosters

  "I think that we will be revisiting this question again after our booster programs have rolled out significantly in the domestic context," Theresa Tam said.

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  Jan 5, 2022