The omicron variant is broadly halting the move toward normalization that characterized 2021, although reluctance to return to containment measures and other pre-vaccine restrictions is making the difference between the best and worst places to be during the pandemic. in December. The omicron variant, the most transmissible yet, is rapidly becoming dominant in the United […]
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Ómicron more than double the risk of contagion on airplanes
Aircraft passengers are two or even three times more likely to contract COVID-19 during a flight since the appearance of the omicron variant, according to the world’s top airline medical adviser. The new variant is highly communicable and has become dominant in a matter of weeks, accounting for more than 70% of all new cases […]
Inflation, COVID and war would be the biggest risks in 2022, according to global survey
Updated on 12/23/2021 02:07 am The biggest risks to markets in 2022 would be inflation, coronavirus and geopolitical tensions, according to about 700 respondents to the Markets Live Global Survey. More than 30% of those interviewed mentioned inflation as one of their biggest concerns when asked: “What do you think is the greatest tail risk […]
Pfizer COVID-19 Oral Pill Gets US Clearance For Home Use
Updated on 12/22/2021 01:04 pm Pfizer Inc announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its COVID-19 antiviral pill, making it the first home-use treatment for the coronavirus, which is expected to become a tool important in the fight against the rapidly spreading omicron variant. Data from Pfizer’s clinical trial showed that […]
Oxford and AstraZeneca work on a vaccine designed against the omicron variant of COVID-19
Updated on 12/22/2021 12:47 pm The University of Oxford and the pharmaceutical AstraZeneca (AZ) are working on adapting their coronavirus vaccine to be effective against the omicron variant, according to the “Financial Times” (FT) newspaper. In this way, Oxford-AZ joins other laboratories that are studying the possibility of adapting their preparations to this new variant, […]
COVID-19: WHO director affirms that 2022 “has to be the year of the end of the pandemic”
Updated on 12/22/2021 11:23 am 2022 “must be the year in which the COVID-19 pandemic ends, but also the beginning of a new era of solidarity,” said the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. When evaluating the second year of the pandemic, he affirmed that “it was a very hard […]
The health passport under the skin, the proposal of a Swedish company
Updated on 12/22/2021 11:20 am Terrifying surveillance or practical solution to COVID-19? In Sweden, a country at the forefront of subcutaneous microchips, a company has developed a health passport that can be worn under the skin. “I think it is part of my integrity, to carry a chip and keep my personal information for myself,” […]
Omicron and inflation cloud the 2022 earnings outlook for US companies
US corporate earnings growth is expected to slow next year after a highly successful 2021, with rising inflation and a variant of COVID-19 spreading rapidly, adding to uncertainty as the Investors try to justify stock prices trading near their all-time highs. The S&P 500 It is on track to rise about 24% this year, and […]
COVID-19: WHO says some countries may be failing to report omicron cases
Updated on 12/22/2021 09:26 am The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that there could be countries that avoid reporting the detection of cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus for fear of suffering travel restrictions, as an explanation for the low number of cases registered in the Eastern Mediterranean region . The regional director […]
China orders the confinement of a city of 13 million inhabitants
Updated on 12/22/2021 08:00 am The Chinese authorities on Friday imposed a lockdown in Xi’an (north), a city of 13 million inhabitants, following a rise in COVID-19 cases more than a month before the Beijing Winter Olympics. The residents of Xi’an must “remain in their homes except for imperative reasons,” the authorities said in a […]