People who get Covid after vaccination have ‘super immunity’, study claims

Dec 20, 2021

Michael Cousins

Acting Managing Editor

Good afternoon

Welcome to your public interest and general news email update from the News Letter:

In coronavirus news:

* Donaldson: Covid funding ‘enough to last for two or three weeks of restrictions’.

* What are the symptoms of Omicron? Key symptoms you shouldn't ignore - and does it show up in PCR tests?

* Omicron is now the dominant Covid-19 strain in Ireland, health officials have said.

In other news:

* ‘DUP has embarrassed all of unionism with its empty Protocol threats’ declares Empey as Donaldson pledges more ‘engagement’ with No10

* Three men jailed for up to 30 years for kidnap and assault of Kevin Lunney.

* Vanished 53-year-old mother Debbie Crothers found dead by search teams.

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	Donaldson: Covid funding ‘enough to last for two or three weeks of restrictions’

	Northern Ireland has enough Covid funding to last for “two or three weeks of restrictions”, the DUP leader has said.

Omicron dominant in south

People who get Covid after vaccination have ‘super immunity’, study claims

Moderna booster jab increases antibodies against Omicron 37-fold

Key symptoms of Omicron variant explained - and does it show up in PCR tests?

Grief and gratitude as family of Debbie Crothers praise work of volunteers who found her body

The family of a woman whose disappearance sparked a major manhunt has thanked the scores of volunteer searchers for their “relentless” work in helping to uncover her body.

Sir Jeffrey indicates Protocol progress will not be until New Year amid omicron battle

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has indicated that the renewed battle against Covid is partly to blame for pushing any action over the Protocol back into next year.

‘DUP has embarrassed all of unionism with its empty Protocol threats’ declares Empey as Donaldson pledges more ‘engagement’ with No10

Unionist grandee Sir Reg Empey has hit out at the DUP for repeatedly making “empty threats” to the government over the Protocol.

Three men jailed for up to 30 years for kidnap and assault of Kevin Lunney

Three men found guilty of the kidnap and assault of businessman Kevin Lunney have been jailed at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin.

Judge criticises DUP North-South boycott but declines to order they attend

DUP ministers will not be permitted to portray themselves as political martyrs by facing an order to engage with north-south structures, a High Court judge ruled today.

Vanished 53-year-old mother Debbie Crothers found dead by search teams

A woman whose disappearance sparked a substantial manhunt has been found dead not far from her home in Carrickfergus.



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