Updated on 12/31/2021 09:07 am Sinovac’s two-dose COVID-19 vaccine, followed by a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech, showed a lower immune response against the omicron variant compared to other mutations, according to a study by researchers. The study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, was conducted by researchers from Yale University, the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of […]
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T cells to the rescue! According to studies, omicron variant combat
Updated on 12/31/2021 02:14 am An unknown part of the immune system appears to protect against severe COVID caused by the omicron variant even as antibodies decline, helping to explain why a record wave of infections has not overwhelmed hospitals so far. Vaccination boosted T cells – the body’s weapon against virus-infected cells – enough […]
One fifth of the NYPD on sick leave
Updated 12/30/2021 03:32 pm More than a fifth of the New York Police is on sick leave coinciding with the strong rebound in COVID-19 cases in the region, reported the local Corps chief, Dermot Shea, who assured that there will be enough operational agents in the New Year’s Eve parties after you have ordered your […]
Bolivia declares emergency after peak of COVID-19 cases
Updated 12/30/2021 01:36 pm The Bolivian government declared a health emergency this Thursday after the fact that in less than a week the daily cases of COVID-19 almost quintupled, despite the fact that the omicron variant has not yet been registered in the country. In the last five days, new daily infections increased from 1,355 […]
COVID-19: omicron infection increases neutralizing immunity against delta, according to South African study
Infection with the omicron variant of SARS-Cov-2 creates a neutralizing immune response against delta, which may make reinfection with the latter less likely. If this lower capacity of delta to infect those who have passed omicron is combined with the data that indicate that the new variant, at this time, is less pathogenic, this result […]
Teacher spent five hours in a plane bathroom after learning she had COVID-19
A teacher from Michigan (USA) spent five hours locked in the bathroom of the plane in which she was traveling from Chicago to Reykjavik (Iceland) after discovering that she had COVID-19 through a rapid test that was done during the flight. Marisa Fotieo confirmed to NBC News that she decided to isolate herself in the […]
COVID-19: Two doses of J&J vaccine can reduce hospitalization for omicron by 85%
Updated 12/30/2021 10:18 am People vaccinated with two doses of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) Jansenn vaccine may be 85% protected from needing hospitalization after contracting COVID-19 with the omicron variant, according to a study conducted in South Africa. The research was conducted on a sample of 69,092 healthcare workers who were given a booster shot […]
Xian Strives to Reduce COVID-19 Cases in Worst Outbreak in China This Year
The Xian Industrial and Technology Center in China reported more than 100 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing its count of locally transmitted infections to the highest of any Chinese city this year. Xian reported 155 new local cases by December 29, official data showed. That brings its number of local infections to more than […]
COVID-19 casts a shadow over New Years celebrations, again
COVID-19 will stifle New Years celebrations around the world for the second year in a row, as governments in many countries have cut holiday times and capacities in an effort to contain a rampant wave of infections. Global coronavirus infections hit a record in the past seven days, with nearly a million cases detected on […]
Resilience to COVID: What is the reason for Chile’s success?
Chile may have clinched first place in Bloomberg’s COVID Resilience Rankings, but that doesn’t mean it’s letting its guard down, especially as the contagious omicron variant spreads around the world. The ranking is a monthly overview of where the virus is being handled most effectively and with the least social and economic disruption. It uses […]