The European Medicines Agency today approved the first Omicron-adapted Covid-19 vaccines from drugmakers Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna to start a booster dose campaign this winter to ward off a possible new wave. The vaccines “target Omicron’s BA.1 subvariant plus the original strain” of the coronavirus, which emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in 2019, the […]
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K. Lauterbach: In September in Germany the new vaccines for Omicron
On September 2 and September 28, the new vaccines against Covid-19 are expected in Germany, the first adapted to the variant BA.1 and the second to BA.5, announced the Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach. “The federal government has taken care of sufficient quantities of both vaccines, so the vaccination campaign could begin immediately after they […]
Turkey: Omicron’s BA.5 sub-variant blamed for coronavirus outbreak
Experts attribute the recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Turkey to Omicron’s BA.5 sub-variant. Tayar Shasmaz, a professor of public health at Mersin University’s medical school, told New China that cases rose sharply in June because of this sub-variant, which spreads faster and infects faster, even outdoors. BA.5, which the World Health Organization (WHO) […]
Moderna is developing updated vaccines against the new subvariants of Omicron
The pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Moderna announced today that it is developing two updated vaccines against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus for the fall: one designed against the BA.1 subvariant and another against the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants. Vaccine makers including Moderna and Pfizer are developing updated vaccines against Omicron’s rapidly spreading BA.4 and […]
China: Shanghai announced the detection of a new sub-variant of Omicron
Shanghai authorities have detected a case of coronavirus involving a new sub-variant of Omicron BA.5, Omicron BA.5.2.1, an official announced at a press briefing today, signaling the difficulties China is facing in managing its new variants. of coronavirus as it implements its “zero cases” policy. The case, which was detected in Pudong District on July […]
The rise in the number of cases worries Rome
Concern about the course of the pandemic in Italy where few are wearing protective gear in transport. Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza was clear: in an interview with La Repubblica today, he said: “Compulsory isolation for citizens infected with the coronavirus will not be abolished.” A possibility, which, however, was mentioned in the previous days […]
Research: New Omicron subtypes escape previous infection antibodies with new strain
Two new subtypes of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus can escape the antibodies of a previous infection with the new strain well enough to cause a new wave, but are much less likely to grow in vaccinated individuals, South African scientists have found in their research. Reuters. Scientists from many institutions looked at the […]
South Africa: The country may be entering a fifth wave of pandemics
South Africa could enter a fifth wave of the COVID-19 epidemic sooner than expected, following a prolonged rise in new coronavirus cases over the past 14 days, Health Minister Joe Faala said today. “What remains constant (…) are hospital admissions, including ICUs (Intensive Care Units), there is not much dramatic change,” Faala told a news […]
SinoPharm: Starts clinical trials of two vaccines against Omicron mutation
Two COVID-19 vaccines developed by units of the China National Biotec Group (CNBG) to specifically target the Omicron variant have been approved for clinical trials as booster doses in Hong Kong, Sinopharm said on Saturday, according to Reuters. Scientists around the world are trying to develop upgraded vaccines against the new Omicron strain of the […]
USA: Omicron wave infants five times higher than Delta
The number of infants up to 4 years old treated with Covid-19 during the Omicron variant was five times higher than when the coronavirus Delta variant was prevalent in the United States, according to a study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (CDC). From December 19, 2021 to February 19, 2022, when […]