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Everything you need to know about the New Covid in Summer 2025
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14/05/2025
Everything you need to know about the New Covid in Summer 2025
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Hi, I'm health reporter Sarah McCann. With summer on the horizon, COVID couldn't be
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further from our minds. However, cases have been steadily rising across the UK.
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Here's everything you need to know about the latest COVID variant this spring.
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Since the COVID pandemic in 2020, there have been many different types of variants and sub-variants
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that have emerged. The latest one, LP81, was first on the scene in July 2023. It is a descendant of
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the Omicron variant which caused spikes in cases in 2023 and 2024. What makes LP81 different is that
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it has mutations at six locations in its spike protein. This causes the virus to attach to
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ourselves easier and can make us unwell. Despite the many different types of COVID variants,
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the symptoms have remained largely the same. They include, according to the NHS, a high temperature,
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a new continuous cough, a change to your taste or sense of smell, cold or flu-like symptoms including
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the headaches, sore throat, blocked nose, as well as fatigue or stomach problems like nausea or a loss
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of appetite. The NHS spring COVID booster program is currently underway until June 17th. You can find
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out more if you're eligible for the booster or about the signs and symptoms of COVID, what to do if you
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think you may have COVID and how to ease those symptoms at nhs.uk.
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