Omicron symptoms: How the new Covid variant differs from previous strains and what protection vaccines offer

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⚠️ Omicron is triggering a “rather different” set of symptoms compared to previous variants, experts have warned, including lower back pain and a scratchy throat

The omicron variant, which has double the number of mutations of the delta variant, is thought to be highly contagious and has led to cases being found worldwide.The total number of confirmed UK omicron cases has now surpassed 10,000, with a further 4,671 cases of the variant reported as of Wednesday 15 December.

 

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