BioNTech President Helmut Jeggle compares the discovery of successful COVID-19 vaccine trials to a moon landing. Months of hard work and planning are reflected in a single moment of triumph. The company, a Pfizer partner in the messenger RNA vaccine, is trying to duplicate that moment. Now that its COVID vaccine is set to become […]
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Glaxo antibody treatment, effective in omicron mutations
Updated 12/08/2021 01:26 am GlaxoSmithKline Plc said research shows that its COVID-19 antibody treatment is effective against the full combination of mutations in the new omicron variant. In vitro tests against a pseudovirus that recreates a synthesized version of omicron showed that sotrovimab, Glaxo’s antibody treatment, resists all mutations in the spike protein of the […]
UK sees signs that omicron variant is “more transmittable”
Updated on 07/12/2021 06:40 pm British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his government cabinet on Tuesday that the first signs point to the omicron variant of the coronavirus being “more transmissibleThan the delta. A spokesman for Downing Street, his official office, stressed at the same time that it is too early to draw definitive conclusions […]
WHO considers compulsory vaccination to be the “last resort”
The European office of the World Health Organization (WHO) today called mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 a “last resort” and urged to exhaust other measures beforehand. “The obligation regarding the vaccine is an absolute last resort and only applicable when all viable options to improve vaccination rates have been exhausted”said at a press conference the director […]
Omicron mutations could provide clues to their origin
The unusually high number of omicron variant mutations in the gene that helps spread the coronavirus could provide clues as to how it developed, according to a computational analysis of the variant. The coexistence of mutations in the so-called S gene that would normally inhibit the virus’s ability to thrive suggests that such mutations are […]
Colombia orders travelers to prove to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the country
Updated on 12/06/2021 11:23 pm The president of Colombia, Iván Duque, announced this Monday that, as of December 14, travelers over 18 years of age who enter the country must certify that they have completed their vaccination schedule against COVID-19. “Under the recommendation of the advisory committee of @MinSaludCol (Ministry of Health), since December 14, […]
Chile begins vaccination for minors between three and five years of age
Chilean health authorities announced this Monday the start of vaccination for children between three and five years old against COVID-19, a measure that will benefit more than 700,000 minors throughout the country. “This vaccine, in addition to protecting children, also protects their parents, their mothers and their families, and allows children to play with greater […]
Future pandemics could be deadlier, says an AstraZeneca vaccine creator
Updated on 06/12/2021 10:47 am Future pandemics can be more deadly than the current COVID-19 crisis, so more funding will be needed to prepare, according to Sarah Gilbert, one of the creators of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. “This will not be the last time that a virus threatens our lives and our livelihoods,” Richard Dimbleby said […]
Russia detects its first two omicron cases
Updated on 06/12/2021 07:25 am Russia confirmed this Monday that it has detected in the country two cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 in travelers from South Africa, according to the health regulator Roskomnadzor. The regulator details that the patients with omicron are two citizens who were placed under observation after their arrival in […]
United Kingdom toughens travel although experts see it “too late”
The United Kingdom has decided to tighten restrictions on travels to try to limit the import of the new variant omicron of the coronavirus, although some experts warn that the limitations arrive “too late”, when community transmission has already begun in the country. “It’s like closing the stable door when the horse has run wild,” […]