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Breakthrough cases of the new Omicron variant are being seen in vaccinated people - but the strain appears to be causing 'milder' symptoms, an expert has said.

People with cold-like symptoms should work from home and avoid Christmas parties in a bid to halt the spread of covid, a leading professor has said.

The current top Covid symptom among fully vaccinated people in the UK is a runny nose, according to the ZOE COVID Study App.

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Alison Hammond has admitted that she is incredibly concerned about the possible side effects her son Aiden, 15, could have when he gets the coronavirus jab.The 46-year-old made the revelation as she hosted This Morning alongside co-host Dermot O’Leary, 48, on Monday 31 May. Dermot and Alison spoke to epidemiology expert Professor Tim Spector from King's College London during the show.

direct to your inboxGood Morning Britain’s Dr Hilary has responded to speculation that it may be several years before mass gatherings on the scale of weddings and festivals will be permitted again.Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London, said yesterday (February 7) that restrictions on large gatherings are likely to be in place for “the next few years”.But the GP and health editor for GMB told viewers that he thought that would be a ‘worst case scenario’.He added,

here The authors of the paper, titled Long Covid: Reviewing The Science And Assessing The Risk , say they believe awareness campaigns “would help drive compliance with containment measures such as the use of masks”.