The WHO Committee of Vaccine Experts will meet next week to review data on the booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, a senior IAEA official said today as rich countries intensify vaccinations. their programs to cover most of the population. WHO chief scientist Sumia Swaminathan did not specify the exact date of the meeting. However, […]
Tag: Omicron mutation
Botswana: The majority of those tested positive for the Omicron variant were asymptomatic
A senior Botswana health official said today that 16 of the 19 people tested positive for the coronavirus variant in the country were asymptomatic and that it was “unfair” for the country to be treated as if it were the focus of the new outbreak. Pamela Smith-Lawrence, acting director of health at the Department of […]
P. Donahue: I am sure that the recovery can be maintained despite the Omicron variant
The head of the Eurogroup, the finance ministers of the eurozone, Pascal Donahue, is sure that the continent’s recovery can be maintained next year even if the coronary Omicron strain requires new public health measures, he told Reuters Next. “It’s very early on in terms of the health impact of this new variant on all […]
Italy, France, Sweden offer assistance to Germany for the treatment of patients from German hospitals
Germany has received assistance from Italy, France and Sweden to address the problem of overburdening the health system in many states. According to Der Spiegel, the three countries have offered to treat patients from Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. Negotiations are taking place between the German Armed Forces, which have taken over the airlift, and the […]
Britain: Acceleration of vaccinations and new measures
The Johnson administration has presented a timetable for limiting the Omicron mutation. With the loss of the resolution in the Parliament, confusion in view of Christmas. A few days after the appearance of the Omicron mutation, the British government set the goal of completing the adult vaccination with the booster dose by the end of […]
BioNTech CEO optimistic about protection against Omicron vaccines
BioNTech and Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 likely to offer strong protection against serious disease from new Omicron mutation, BioNTech chief executive told Reuters, as his company considers the need to upgrade its vaccine for the new executive. Laboratory tests are scheduled for the coming weeks to evaluate the reaction of people who have taken two […]
Fauci: The Omicron variant has not yet been identified in the country
It is still too early for experts to know if the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 causes a more serious illness, but the first information from South Africa suggests that the symptoms are not uncommon, Anthony Fauci said tonight. The top American epidemiologist said that as of this morning, 226 confirmed cases of the variant had […]
South African Institute of Communicable Diseases: Omicron variant may displace Delta
The Omicron variant found in South Africa may be the most likely candidate to displace the highly contagious Delta, the director of the South Africa Institute of Communicable Diseases said in an interview with Reuters. The discovery of Omicron has caused a global alarm, with many countries restricting travel from South Africa, fearing that the […]
Italy: Compulsory vaccination of teachers, police and military from 15 December
In the last 24 hours in Italy, 12,764 cases of coronavirus were recorded, with 89 deaths. Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been 5,028,547 infections in the country and 133,828 people have lost their lives. In total, 719,972 diagnostic tests were performed today, 1.8% of which were positive. In the intensive care unit […]
The WHO advises those over 60 and vulnerable groups not to travel
People at risk for the new coronavirus, including those over 60, should avoid traveling, the World Health Organization said today after the emergence of the alarming new Omicron variant. “We should recommend to people who are not in good health or who are at risk of developing a serious form of Covid-19 disease and die, […]
