Reinfection risk: Omicron appears to produce shorter-lived immunity, experts say

Omicron BA.1 variant than those likely caused by the delta strain.

his band’s website on Friday that “due to a positive Covid case in the Willie Nelson Family Band” two upcoming shows scheduled to happen May 6 and May 7 would be postponed and that Nelson’s Sunday performance at Jazz Fest would be cancelled.Nelson was slated to close the Gentilly Stage — the same stage where his son Lukas Nelson is performing earlier in the day with his band the Promise of the Real. No replacement for the elder Nelson has yet been announced.The news comes after Melissa Etheridge announced Thursday that she would not be able to perform Saturday at Jazz Fest due to “COVID hitting my crew.” Mavis Staples will perform during that time period instead.“Oh my heart hurts not to be there.

Homes Under The Hammer presenter Martin Roberts has opened up on his recent health scare after being rushed to hospital with "hours to live". In a new interview, the star, 58, candidly spoke about undergoing emergency surgery to save his life after experiencing worsening chest pains after fluid gathered around his heart.Over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, Martin was rushed to hospital after suffering from chest pains.The property star underwent emergency surgery to save his life after fluid had gathered around his heart.Addressing his experience, Martin said: "I feel so very lucky to be here.

Osaka wrote an article for Time magazine, where she detailed her struggles and why she felt the decision was the correct one for her at the time. Gaining substantial criticism for not attending press conferences, Osaka spoke out, saying that the press-conference format was "out of date" and in need of a total refresh. At the time she said: "I communicated that I wanted to skip press conferences at Roland Garros to exercise self-care and preservation of my mental health.

WHO estimate is "unacceptable" to India as the country records Covid deaths systematically following a transparent and legal process, official sources said.

The Federal Court of Canada has granted Alberta intervener status in four legal challenges against the Emergencies Act.

Retired Gen. Jonathan Vance has been stripped of the prestigious Order of Military Merit after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice.

A B.C. court judge has rejected the provincial government’s bid to have a case against its COVID-19 vaccine orders for health-care workers thrown out.

OCEAN CITY, N.J. - Mother Nature isn't in the mood this Mother's Day weekend. Forecasters are calling for nearly two days of continuous rain across the Delaware Valley, with bouts of heavy downpours and temperatures in the 40s. If that wasn't enough, the National Weather Service issued a region-wide Wind Advisory for damaging gusts. Forecasters expect areas along the New Jersey coast to shoulder the brunt of the weekend storm.

Bike racer Sean Gordon will ride round every Scottish Premiership ground to raise awareness of our rising mental health crisis.

booster shots at private vaccination centres.

gasoline prices more often.It’s a fact that is impacting every motorist across the country — the price for regular gasoline is at highs never seen before. Gas prices top $2 per litre in Montreal, up about 65 cents in 1 year They’ve been increasing since late last year, Statistics Canada data shows, and a significant drop might not come for a while, said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.com.“We are at all-time record highs across Canada in many areas,” he told Global News.“Unfortunately, we continue to set new records almost every day as we make the transition to summer gasoline across Canada, and as we see oil prices continue to go up as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and escalations in that situation.”At this time last year, the average price in Canada for regular fuel was $1.31 a litre, Statistics Canada data shows.

Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard defamation trial has now concluded its fourth week, after three weeks centering on the volatile relationship between Depp and Heard. Depp, 58, is suing Heard, 36, for $50 million in Fairfax County Circuit Court after Heard wrote a December 2018 op-ed piece in The Washington Post describing herself as "a public figure representing domestic abuse." Depp and Heard were married between 2015 and 2017. While the article never mentions Depp by name, Depp’s lawyers say her article defamed him when she described herself as "a public figure representing domestic abuse" and claim it was a clear reference to abuse allegations Heard levied in 2016, in the midst of the couple’s divorce proceedings. The "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor claims the abuse allegations were an elaborate "hoax" to promote her film "Aquaman" and punish him for leaving her.

PHILADELPHIA - Just a week ago a ride-share driver found himself in the middle a terrifying ordeal - a shooting inside his car in West Philadelphia.The 50-year-old driver, who asked for his identity to be concealed, says he was shot in the back after he picked up a man and woman."I was trying to do 28 trips that night to get the 100 trips I had to do to get my bonus for four days of the week," he explained. "So that was exactly trip 26 for the night."Things took a turn after he dropped the woman off at one location, then continued onto 63rd and Cobbs Creek to drop off the man."I heard a funny sound in the back like it sounds like someone is playing with a gun like they clicked it our something," he said.Suddenly he says he was shot, and the man got out of his car and ran."I heard a loud bang and my arm went limp and stuck outside the side of the window, just shaking like that," he said.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The kidnapping and safe recovery of a 3-month-old boy in San Jose made headlines in April. Two people who knew his mother from church were ultimately charged with the crime.New information has come to light regarding the church.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MAY 06: Kyle Lowry #7 of the Miami Heat fouls Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers in the first half during Game Three of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals at the Wells Fargo Center on May 6, 2022 in Philadel PHILADELPHIA - Joel Embiid inspired the 76ers with his return from a facial injury, Danny Green and Tyrese Maxey each scored 21 points and Philadelphia beat the Miami Heat 99-79 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Friday night.Wearing a black mask, Embiid had 18 points and 11 rebounds after missing the first two games of the series.Jimmy Butler scored 33 points for the Heat, who lead the series 2-1. Game 4 is Sunday in Philadelphia.Embiid sat out the first two games with a right orbital fracture and a mild concussion suffered in the last round.

Today we are reporting 6,745 community cases, 339 hospitalisations and 12 deaths.

PEORIA, Ariz. - A woman has been arrested after she reportedly killed her cousin with a hammer in their Peoria home Wednesday afternoon, police said.Officers say they visited a residence near 112th Avenue and Diana on a medical call and found the body of a 33-year-old man who had suffered "blunt force trauma."Investigators identified the suspect as 29-year-old Brianna Elise Zerth, a cousin and roommate of the victim.Court documents say the two had been drinking and got into an argument, which ended in the deadly attack.Zerth's 6-year-old daughter was home at the time but was not hurt. Officials say the girl told investigators that her mother had killed someone using a hammer.

All good things must come to an end.

FLORENCE, Ala. - Agents with the U.S. Marshal Service have located the vehicle believed to have been used by escaped Alabama prisoner Casey White and fugitive corrections officer Vicky White, roughly one week after the pair fled from a county jail.Investigators received a tip around 11 p.m.

Two men arrested after police say a woman was sexually assaulted. (Morris Township Police Department)MORRISTOWN, N.J. - Police say a woman was sexually assault on a trail this week, and now two male teens are in custody.The woman was allegedly attacked after refusing to give the teens money on the Traction Line Recreation Trail in Morristown on Tuesday.One of the suspects pushed the victim to the ground and sexually assaulted her, according to police.

Photo of shattered toilet bowl and fan at apartment complex in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. (Credit: Okmulgee Fire Chief Dewayne Hurt) OKMULGEE, Oklahoma - Firefighters received a unique call after severe storms pushed through Oklahoma Wednesday.According to the Okmulgee Fire Department, officials responded to what was reported to be a lightning strike at an apartment complex in Okmulgee — about 40 miles south of Tulsa. Upon arrival, firefighters observed lightning had struck the roof.

BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. - A Pennsylvania man is facing homicide charges after an 81-year-old man was killed in a fire last year.Officials say Julius Drelick, 81, and his wife were inside their house when it went up in flames in December 2021. Drelick's wife was able to escape, but her husband Julius was still trapped inside.

Starting Monday, Amazon will cover up to $4,000 in travel expenses annually for employees who get non-life-threatening medical treatments, including abortions.An internal message first reported by Reuters and confirmed by FOX Business notes that the new reimbursement is available to the company's U.S. corporate and warehouse employees or covered dependents enrolled in Premera or Aetna health plans. The policy, which is effective retroactively from Jan.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks to the press after a campaign rally at The Trout Club on April 30, 2022 in Newark, Ohio. Former President Donald Trump recently endorsed J.D.

Zeus, a two-year-old Great Dane, is the world's tallest dog. (Photo courtesy of Guinness World Records) WASHINGTON - The adage everything is bigger in Texas applies to many things, and apparently, it includes dogs. A Great Dane in the Lone Star State has earned the distinction as the world's tallest dog.Zeus is two years old and lives in Bedford, Texas.

LOS ANGELES - Crocs is bringing back a promotion where it is giving away thousands of pairs of free shoes to healthcare workers amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Crocs is a Colorado-based shoemaker, known for their iconic foam clogs that come in several different colors and variations. So far the company has donated over 1 million pairs since the onset of the pandemic in 2020. In 2020, the company spearheaded a similar initiative around the beginning of the pandemic to recognize and provide comfort to frontline healthcare workers. "Since the spring of 2020, we’ve donated nearly 1M free pairs of shoes to healthcare heroes on the frontlines of COVID-19. Most of us today now get to live comfortably thanks to their tireless efforts, but we want to recognize that healthcare professionals are still taking care of our community day in and day out.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Angela Housley was halfway through her pregnancy when she learned the fetus was developing without parts of its brain and skull and would likely die within hours or days of birth if it survived that long.The news came during her 20-week ultrasound."The technician got a really horrible look on her face," Housley said. "And we got the really sad news that our baby was anencephalic."It was 1992 and abortion was legal in Idaho, though she had to dodge anti-abortion protesters outside the Boise hospital after the procedure.

Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to nosedive in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. Wigan continues to have the highest rate in the region.

(L-R): Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez, Benedict Wong as Wong, and Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange in Marvel Studios' DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS.

PHILADELPHIA - Just when you thought gas prices were going down, they are going up again - way up!Gas prices in Pennsylvania and Delaware reached all-time highs again Friday, less than two months after breaking a near 14-year record.Average prices hit $4.28 in Pennsylvania and $4.22 in Delaware. In Philadelphia alone, prices reached an average $4.35.Experts say there are several factors contributing to the record high prices.

NORTH PORT, Fla. - Nichole Schmidt, the mother of deceased Gabby Petito, on Friday filed a new wrongful death lawsuit in Florida against the curator of the estate of deceased Brian Laundrie. The lawsuit, which seeks wrongful death damages of $30 million, states that Laundrie intentionally killed Petito, and as a direct result of his conduct, Schmdit and Joseph Petito, Gabby Petito's father, "incurred funeral and burial expenses, and they have suffered a loss of care and comfort, and suffered a loss of probable future companionship, society and comfort."The complaint also demands a trial by jury and judgment for compensatory damages. RELATED: Gabby Petito family's lawsuit against Brian Laundrie's parents will head to jury trial in 2023, courts sayThe curator of Laundrie's estate, Barry Spivey, told Fox News Digital that one of his primary functions as a limited curator "is to accept service of a summons on that lawsuit," but he has "absolutely no responsibility to respond to it.""They needed somebody to accept service of process, but once that's done, I'm done with it," he said of the complaint.RELATED: New court filing says Brian Laundrie's parents knew Gabby was dead before family trip to Fort DeSotoThe new lawsuit comes after Schmidt and Petito filed a civil lawsuit in Florida alleging that Laundrie’s parents, Chris and Roberta Laundrie, were aware that their son killed their daughter and attempted to help him flee justice.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say they are investigating a homicide after the body of a missing man was found in South Philadelphia on Wednesday. Francis ‘Frankie’ Decero, 25, had been reported missing after he was last seen at his home on Apr. 26, 2022 just before midnight.

confirmed late Friday afternoon that it had performed an autopsy on Samuels. The cause and manner of death were pending, the ME's office said in a statement.Kevin Samuels was a lifestyle consultant that gained notoriety after a clip of his show on YouTube video titled "You’re Average At Best" went viral in December 2020.Kevin Samuels' YouTube channel has more than 1.4 million subscribers on YouTube and 1.1 million on Instagram.

Officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today that, following its alert 2 weeks ago, it has received 109 reports of unexplained hepatitis in young children from 24 states and Puerto Rico.

Adamari López began her journey to wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic after finding herself making excuses to eat healthily and exercise. With the help of Oprah’s weight management program, WW (formerly Weight Watchers), the TV host, actress, author, and mother, was able to drop 20 pounds and set a good example for her daughter, Alaïa.As the 2022 Mother’s Day (May 8) is rapidly approaching, López chatted with HOLA! USA to share the latest updates on her health and wellness journey.Victoria’s Secret model Sofía Jirau praises Adamari López: “I want to be like you”Adamari López’s body transformation came with a bright new colorful wardrobeAdamari López shows off her new bikini bodyI continue to be more aware of how important it is to stay healthy and not eat food just because I want to eat every time but to keep myself well emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

Over 40% of 79 stool samples from COVID-19 patients admitted to one of four hospitals in Spain contained SARS-CoV-2 RNA but no live virus, suggesting a negligible ability to replicate in this medium and a very low likelihood of fecal-oral viral transmission, finds a study published yesterday in Scientific Reports.Researchers from the University of Seville collected stool samples f

As China battles Omicron-driven activity in some of its biggest cities, health officials in Shanghai today said its outbreak is under control, as later-affected Beijing tightened measures in a hot spot district.

Three new studies report on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) and antibody responses to Omicron, with one from Sweden finding a drop in two-dose VE against severe disease after the transition from the BA.1 to the BA.2 subvariant but three-dose protection remaining above 80% against severe disease.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities are searching for a man who police say fired at a woman's vehicle after a minor car accident last month in Center City. According to investigators, a 25-year-old woman was involved in a fender bender Apr. 30 around 3 a.m.

BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J. - Police say they have arrested the person responsible for a fire that took the life of a 22-year-old man in Burlington County last month.Camryn Powell was killed after a fire broke out in the apartment he shared with his father on Egbert Street on April 20.Powell was the father of a 6-month-old, family said."Life’s not fair. He didn’t get a chance to show everybody he was going to make it," Cameron's aunt Shelly Adams said.

A kayaker first saw the Australian-sheppard mix about 10 a.m. Tuesday stranded on the Choctawhatchee River in Hartford, Alabama. (Credit: Troy Animal Rescue Project) HARTFORD, Ala. - It was the dead of night, surrounded by fog on an Alabama river.