European Union health ministers will meet on Tuesday to consider whether to adapt travel restrictions imposed by member states on flights from South Africa in a bid to curb the spread of the omicron mutant on the continent. European health ministers may agree on the need for a PCR diagnostic test for vaccinated third-country nationals […]
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Thailand: The first case of the Omicron variant has been confirmed
A health official in Thailand announced today that the first case of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 has been confirmed; he is a US citizen who traveled to the country of Southeast Asia on November 29 from Spain, where he lived for the last year. Thailand thus became the 47th country where the new variant […]
South Africa: Hospitals ordered to prepare as Omicron triggers new pandemic
South African President Cyril Ramafosa announced today that hospitals have begun preparing for a rapid increase in COVID-19 patient admissions as the Omicron variant of the new coronavirus triggers a new wave of pandemics. Omicron, which was identified in the country last month, has caused a worldwide alarm as several governments fear a new outbreak […]
Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine creator: The pandemic is not over – The next one could be much more deadly
The coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than five million people worldwide so far is far from over, as the appearance of the new Omicron variant shows, and the next pandemic could be even more deadly, the university professor warned. of Oxford Sarah Gilbert, creator of the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine. Gilbert said that after […]
Fauci: The first signs of Omicron are a bit encouraging
The first “indications” coming from South Africa regarding the severity of the condition of those who became ill after being infected with the Omicron variant of the new coronavirus are “a little encouraging”, said yesterday Sunday. Anthony Fauci, adviser to the US presidency on the health crisis, however, warned that this is only a preliminary […]
Omicron Mutation – US: Located in 15 states – Delta remains dominant
The coronavirus mutation has been found in about 15 US states by Saturday night, with the Delta strain remaining dominant nationwide, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told ABC News on Sunday. Rochelle Walensky. At the same time, as reported by Reuters, the leading US infectious disease specialist Anthony […]
Omicron Mutation – US: Detected in at least 15 states – Delta remains dominant
LAST UPDATE: 17:46 The coronavirus’s Micron mutation has been found in at least 15 US states by Saturday night, with the Delta strain remaining dominant nationwide, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told ABC News on Sunday. Rochelle Walensky. From 90,000 to 100,000 cases per day, 99.9% of them […]
Omicron Mutation: ‘Bell’ for the speed of its mutation by the scientist who discovered it
The speed at which the Omicron mutation appears to have accumulated its unusual combination of mutations is worrying, according to Sikhulile Moyo, the scientist who first spotted the new strain, according to Bloomberg. The speed of mutations also raises questions about how the mutation evolved, adding to the riddle of how contagious it can be. […]
Research: Why Omicron mutation can be more contagious
The Omicron mutation has probably extracted and assimilated genetic material from at least one other common cold coronavirus, which explains to some extent the higher transmissibility it appears to have compared to Delta and other previous strains of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, perhaps But it also means that it causes less serious illness or even completely […]
People turn to compulsory vaccination in the face of pandemic outbreaks
Although the health certificate is required in a growing number of countries worldwide for citizens to have access to public places or events, few have mandated the mandatory vaccination of all adults against covid-19 so far. However, the debate over the issue has begun to rekindle, especially after the appearance of the new variant of […]
