Updated on 11/28/2021 11:36 am Dutch health authorities announced on Sunday that thirteen passengers from South Africa who tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival at Amsterdam on Friday they carry the variant omicron. “The omicron variant was identified so far in 13 of the positives. But the research is not yet finished, the new variant […]
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Third case of the omicron variant confirmed in Germany
Updated on 11/28/2021 09:56 am German authorities confirmed today the third case of the omicron variant on Germany after learning the result of the sequencing of the PCR test carried out on a passenger who had landed on the 21st at Frankfurt airport from South Africa. “Sequencing has confirmed the result. In the suspicious case […]
Denmark confirms first two cases of omicron variant
Updated on 11/28/2021 09:25 am Health authorities danish confirmed this Sunday the first cases of infected with the omicron variant of the coronavirus, two travelers from South Africa. “We have finished with the sequencing of the PCR tests of two travelers and we can confirm that they are two cases of the omicron variant. It […]
Meet the Messenger RNA Pioneers Everyone Ignored
Updated on 11/28/2021 02:36 am Hungarian biochemist Katalin Kariko is on the awards circuit. The World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates it, in Budapest they painted it on the side of a building and it even appeared in the Women of the Year section of Glamor Magazine. Together with his research partner, Drew Weissman, he won […]
Fourth wave of COVID-19 in Europe: the measures of the most affected countries
Updated on 11/27/2021 03:53 pm The coronavirus has resurfaced in Europe for a couple of weeks. The figures have shown it and the authorities restored the restrictions to avoid more infections. A few days ago, the AFP agency announced that the old continent had reached 1.5 million deaths since the pandemic began. A new variant […]
Impotence and anger in South Africa over international isolation by omicron
South Africa and its scientists received with helplessness and disgust the drastic reaction and the international isolation of southern Africa after the detection of the variant omicronAlthough the country’s government is also debating whether to take additional measures despite the still low rates of contagion. “This latest round of travel bans is like punishing South […]
Crucial WTO negotiation on access to pandemic-suspended vaccines
The ministers and senior trade officials of the 164 countries that make up the World Trade Organization (WTO) they were left with the packed suitcases after the suspension of the ministerial conference in which they were going to participate next week in Geneva – due to the appearance of a new variant of the coronavirus […]
The United Kingdom detects two infections with the omicron variant
Updated on 11/27/2021 10:01 am Health authorities british have detected two cases of people carrying the omicron variant of the coronavirus, which are now quarantined, reported this Saturday the Minister of Health, Sajid Javid. Javid said that the infections have been identified in the town of Chelmsford, in the county of Essex, near London, and […]
61 passengers on 2 South African flights test positive when landing in Amsterdam
At least 61 passengers from two flights from South Africa have tested positive for coronavirus early today after landing in Amsterdam, where they were subjected to a PCR upon arrival in the Netherlands when the ban on flights from southern African countries came into force, although it is not clear if they carry the new […]
Reinforcement against COVID would protect more after six months
They are administering the booster doses in much of the world to boost protection against COVID-19, raising questions about when exactly they should be given. While there are no clear answers, doctors say there is a downside to applying them too early. The immune system takes time to develop its defenses. After vaccination or a […]