The Omicron mutant strain of coronavirus is spreading faster than any previous strain and has probably already reached all countries of the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday. “Omicron is being transmitted at a rate unmatched by any of the previous variants,” said WHO Director-General of the Center Ananom Gebergesus during a […]
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Britain-Omicron: Boris Johnson, pandemic outbreak, MEP uprising and scandals
Involved in a series of scandals, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face the wrath of his majority in the House of Commons today on the occasion of the vote for the introduction of delayed, restrictive measures in the face of another outbreak of the epidemic in the country, this time due to the Omicron […]
Deutsche Bank: Growth of 8.7% in Greece this year, significant deficit reduction in 2022-2023
Her Eleftherias Kourtali Greece is expected to record the second highest growth rate in Europe but also higher than the average in the USA, Japan, China, Developed Economies and Emerging Markets, which will reach 8.7% after 14.9%. Ireland is expected to note. According to Deutsche Bank estimates, the two years 2022-2023 will be a period […]
Johnson: Booster Accelerates – Tidal Wave Omicron Britain
Britain is facing a “tidal wave” of the coronavirus mutant Omicron strain and two doses of the vaccine will not be enough to contain it, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday as he accelerated the boost program. Speaking hours after the panel of experts raised the coronavirus alert level to 4, on a scale […]
WHO-Omicron Mutation: Transmits faster than Delta – Vaccines less effective
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus responsible for Covid-19 disease appears to be more prevalent than the Delta variant, causing less severe symptoms and making vaccines less effective, the World Health Organization said today, stressing that data remain very fragmented. Omicron is now present in 63 countries, the agency explained in a technical project report, […]
Omicron Mutation: Vaccination with 2 doses of Pfizer can be 23% effective
Two doses of the Pfizer mRNA vaccine may be just 22.5% effective against symptomatic coronavirus infection from the Omicron mutation, but they can prevent serious disease, according to laboratory data from South Africa, according to Bloomberg. Researchers at the African Institute for Health Research in Durban released additional data from a small study published earlier […]
International Nursing Council: The number of nurses is declining worldwide
The number of nurses around the world is declining further as the new Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 spreads, while at the same time there is an imbalance as Western countries intensify their recruitment of healthcare from African and other poorer countries, according to the International Nursing Council. . Many nurses have been exhausted by the […]
British study: Booster vaccines provide 70% -75% protection against Omicron
Boosting doses of Covid vaccines improve protection by up to 75% against the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, according to preliminary research in the United Kingdom. AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech two-dose vaccines provide much less strong defenses against symptomatic Omicron infection than previous forms of the virus, with booster doses increasing protection to 70% to […]
EU countries are expected to agree on the 9-month limit for COVID-19 certificates
European Union countries are expected to agree to reduce the duration of COVID-19 certificates for travel to nine months, Reuters reports, citing two EU sources. The European Commission proposed in November a nine-month limit on the validity of the certificate after the completion of the basic doses of the vaccine. If implemented, EU citizens who […]
Italian Deputy Minister of Health: Extension of the state of emergency, if necessary
Italian Deputy Health Minister Pierpaolo Sileri spoke today about the government’s next steps in tackling the coronavirus pandemic. “If deemed necessary, we will extend the state of emergency to best deal with the pandemic. If we decide, however, it will be a limited extension,” he said in a radio interview. “The appearance of the Omicron […]
