The heavily mutated Omicron variant has led to a serious dent in the ability of vaccines to protect us from catching the Covid virus.
Read MoreAt least one person in the UK has died with the Omicron coronavirus variant, the prime minister has said.
Read MoreTwo doses of a Covid vaccine are not enough to stop you catching the Omicron variant, UK scientists have warned.
Read MoreNew Zealand will ban the sale of tobacco to its next generation, in a bid to eventually phase out smoking.
Read MorePfizer and BioNTech have said a booster jab of their coronavirus vaccine promises to be an effective defence against the new Omicron variant.
Read MoreThe impotence pill Viagra may be a useful treatment against Alzheimer's disease, say US researchers who have been studying its effects in the brain.
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Read MoreThe World Health Organization has said people who are unwell or vulnerable should delay travel if they are not completely vaccinated.
Read MoreThe new Covid-19 variant, Omicron, was present in the Netherlands earlier than previously thought, officials say.
Read MoreA new heavily mutated version of coronavirus has been found that scientists say is of "great concern".
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