The omicron variant of the COVID-19 is killing people in the world and therefore should not be classified as “mild”, said the World Health Organization (WHO). The head of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, recalled that the high number of cases caused by omicron, more contagious than the previous delta variant, has caused pressure on […]
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WHO: deaths from COVID-19 continue to decline despite the “omicron tsunami”
Global cases of COVID-19 increased 70%, a percentage never seen before, in the past week from December 27 to January 2, but deaths from the disease fell 10% in that period, according to the published epidemiological report. today by the World Health Organization (WHO). Last week there were 9.5 million confirmed infections, a figure that […]
COVID-19: new wave breaks records and exceeds 2 million daily cases in the world
Updated on 06/01/2022 07:40 am The current wave of cases of COVID-19, associated with the boom in the omicron variant, continues without remitting and has already exceeded the barrier of two million global infections in the last 24 hours, according to provisional figures shown today by the World Health Organization (WHO). The national health networks […]
COVID-19: US Advisory Committee advises booster doses for 12-17 year olds
Updated on 01/05/2022 07:38 pm A scientific committee that advises Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, in English) approved this Wednesday a recommendation to administer the booster dose of the vaccine Pfizer Against COVID-19 to minors between 12 and 17 years old. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), an independent body of the […]
The US wants to go back to school despite omicron and the resistance in Chicago
The government of U.S insisted that face-to-face classes should be resumed in schools after the Christmas holidays, despite the multiplication of cases of omicron and the resistance of the teachers in Chicago. The coordinator of the White House response team to the pandemic, Jeff Zients, said that US President Joe Biden “could not be clearer” […]
Fed sees “justified” advancing the rate hike due to high inflation
Updated on 05/01/2022 04:20 pm The minutes of the last meeting of the Federal Reserve (Fed) The US, published this Wednesday, indicate that its top officials see “justified” to advance an increase in interest rates – currently in the range of between 0% and 0.25% – due to high inflation. “The participants (in the meeting) […]
Why do so many vaccinated get COVID-19 lately?
Updated on 01/05/2022 04:31 am Why do so many vaccinated people get the COVID-19 lately? There are a couple of factors to consider. One factor is the appearance of the variant omicron, highly contagious, which is more likely to reach people even if it does not cause serious disease. Also, its peak coincides with the […]
By omicron, counting COVID-19 cases could lose relevance
The explosive increase in coronavirus cases registered in U.S is cause for alarm, but some experts believe that the focus should be on the number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19. And these are not increasing that fast. Dr. Anthony Fauci, for example, said on ABC Sunday that since many infections cause few or no symptoms, […]
Biden orders his government to double the purchase of Pfizer pills against COVID-19
The president of U.S, Joe Biden, ordered his Government to double the order it had made for pills against the COVID-19 manufactured by Pfizer, given the strong increase in infections in the country. In a meeting with his response team to COVID-19 at the White House, Biden announced that he decided to raise to 20 […]
WHO warns that increased omicron cases could create more dangerous variants
Updated on 04/01/2022 04:34 pm The increase in omicron cases worldwide could increase the risk of new, more dangerous variants appearing, warned the World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe. Although omicron is spreading rapidly around the world, it appears to be much less serious than previously feared and has raised hopes that the coronavirus pandemic […]