The appearance of variants such as omicron “Is a reminder of the ongoing threat” posed by SARS-CoV-2 and the importance of vaccines that, with the third dose, they can restore their effectiveness to more than 90%, against severe disease, according to an analysis published by Science. Cambridge University microbiologist Ravindra Gupta and Scripps Research Translational […]
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COVID-19: more contagious but less serious, the omicron profile takes shape little by little
Although it is much more contagious, omicron it is certainly much less virulent. One month after its detection in South Africa, this new variant is already better known, although it is not yet known to what extent it will influence the pandemic of COVID-19. What do we know about omicron? Regarding the delta variant, “its […]
COVID-19 infections soar as Europe protects itself from omicron
France, the United Kingdom and Spain broke records for daily infections of the COVID-19 before the advance of the omicron variant which led Ecuador to decree compulsory vaccination. In the UK, a record close to 120,000 new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Thursday. The increase in seven days is 50% and the number of hospital […]
COVID-19: omicron hospitalization less likely, two British studies show
The omicron variant of the coronavirus COVID-19 it could be less severe than the delta version, according to preliminary evidence from two new British studies. The scientists stress that even if the findings of those initial studies are confirmed, any decrease in severity must be weighed against the fact that omicron spreads much faster than […]
Ecuador announces that vaccination against COVID-19 will be mandatory
Updated on 12/23/2021 02:41 pm The Ecuadorian government declared vaccination against the COVID-19 due to the increase in infections and the circulation of new variants of this virus such as omicron, which at an international level is putting pressure on hospital systems. In a statement it was specified that this country has the amount of […]
Pedro Francke: they will not close economic activities due to the presence of the omicron variant
The Minister of Economy, Pedro Francke, He reported that they will not close economic activities due to the presence of the omicron variant in the country. Despite the uncertainty about the effects of the new variant on the population. “We are in a very uncertain scenario so we must be careful, but what we are […]
Grandma’s house or not? Ómicron upsets Christmas plans
Dave Fravel and his wife invited family members to their Cape Cod home for Christmas to share food, gifts and the company they longed for on the lonely days of the pandemic. They were also looking forward to a sightseeing trip to New York City. But the coronavirus ruined all those plans. Cases have skyrocketed […]
China Sinovac anti-COVID booster vaccine weaker against omicron, study says
Updated on 12/23/2021 10:19 am Three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from Chinese firm Sinovac do not produce adequate levels of antibodies to fight the omicron variant of the coronavirus, Hong Kong researchers said in a statement. Their analysis revealed that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is more effective, as a third dose inoculated after two injections […]
Chile will apply the fourth dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 from February
Chilean health authorities confirmed last Wednesday that they will apply the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from the fortnight of February next year. As La Tercera describes, the Minister of Health (Minsal), Enrique Paris, told Duna radio that “We have calculated that after February 15, we will start with the fourth dose, with selected […]
Millions of confined in China while omicron multiplies cases of COVID-19 in the world
The 13 million residents of the Chinese city of Xian began a strict lockdown on Thursday due to an outbreak of COVID-19 at the gates of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, as several parts of the world observe a rapid increase in cases due to the omicron variant, which has caused new restrictions in Europe. […]