Moderna’s candidate vaccine specifically targeting the coronavirus mutant Omicron strain will enter clinical development in the coming weeks and the company estimates it will be able to share its data with regulators around March, it said Monday. the CEO of the American company, Stefan Banchel. “The vaccine is being completed… it should enter clinical development […]
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China: Case record three weeks before the start of the Winter Olympics
The number of new cases of covid-19 in China has reached its highest point since March 2020, as Beijing seeks to eliminate the Omicron variant of the coronavirus three weeks before hosting the Winter Olympics. A total of 223 new cases of covid-19 have been identified in China today, including 80 in the city of […]
Chile: Record 9,454 coronavirus cases and 18 deaths in 24 hours
For the second consecutive 24 hours, the Chilean Ministry of Health announced yesterday Sunday a record 9,454 cases of SARS-CoV-2 and 18 deaths due to complications of COVID-19. The rolling average of new coronavirus infections per 24 hours in seven days increased by 144% – to fourteen, by 249%. The new wave is attributed to […]
Thailand: The first death from the Omicron variant occurred
Thailand has reported the first death from a highly contagious variant of the Omicron coronavirus, a health official said today. She is an 86-year-old woman from the southern province of Songhla. Thailand recorded the first case of the variant last month and therefore restored the mandatory quarantine for foreign visitors. “The woman was bedridden and […]
Iran announces three deaths due to Omicron
Iran’s health ministry announced on Saturday the country’s first three deaths from the Omicron strain. “The number of Omicron patients in the country has reached 1,162 and one death has been reported due to Omicron in each of the cities of Tabriz, Yazd and Shahrekord, while one seriously ill patient is being treated at Ahvaz […]
Germany-K. Lauterbach: Coronavirus could mutate again and become a more serious threat
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has warned that the uncontrolled spread of the coronavirus will lead to preventable deaths, even if the strain is less severe than previous variants of the virus, according to Bloomberg. “There is still no reason to give the signal for release,” the health minister said in Berlin on Friday. If […]
Afeyian (Moderna): The coronavirus pandemic could become endemic in 2022
The coronavirus pandemic may begin to become endemic in 2022, but countries must remain vigilant as the Omicron variant continues to spread, according to Nubar Afegian, co-founder of US biotechnology company Moderna. But while some countries are slowly considering treating coronavirus as an endemic disease, such as the flu, World Health Organization officials say it […]
The Homicron mutation is predominant in Italy
The highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus is now predominant in Italy, the National Institutes of Health (ISS) said on Friday, accounting for 81% of cases in an emergency study on January 3rd. according to what was published by Reuters. A previous investigation showed that the Omicron strain accounted for only 28% of cases […]
Research: The Micron mutation is milder for the unvaccinated
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus causes less severe disease than the Delta strain, even in people who have not been vaccinated or have had a previous Covid-19 infection, according to a study from the South African province of Western Cape. According to Bloomberg, the study in this area compared 11,609 patients from the first […]
A booster dose with Johnson & Johnson creates about 85% protection against Omicron
LAST UPDATE 12:34 A Johnson & Johnson booster vaccine against COVID-19 has been shown to be about 85% effective in protecting against the Omicron variant for a period of 1-2 months after taking it, the head of the South African Medical Research Council has revealed ( SAMRC), in its statements on Friday, according to Reuters. […]