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 […]
Omicron risk turns Americans’ Christmas travel plans upside down
Americans face a second Christmas of altered holiday plans, with a surge in COVID-19 infections fueled by the now-dominant omicron variant, forcing some people to cancel their trips and consider whether it is safe to visit their loved ones. dear. Carmen Rivera and her fiancee Jasmine Maisonet made the painful decision to cancel their flights […]
Global cases of omicron detected quadruple in just one week
Updated on 12/22/2021 11:33 am Global genomic laboratories detected 14,000 new cases of coronavirus of the new omicron variant in the last week, four times more than the approximately 3,500 in the previous seven days, according to the epidemiological report of the World Health Organization (WHO) . According to analyzes by the global network of […]
South African study suggests lower risk of hospitalization with omicron versus delta
A South African study suggests that there is a lower risk of hospitalization and serious illness in people infected with the omicron variant of the coronavirus than those infected with delta, although the authors state that part of this is probably due to the high immunity of the population. Questions about omicron virulence are at […]
US to provide free COVID test as omicron spreads around the world
The United States announced on Tuesday that it will distribute millions of free COVID tests in the face of the advance of the omicron variant, which has forced several governments around the world to reimpose restrictions in the face of the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Washington also assured that it will donate more than […]
The US studies reducing the quarantine time for COVID-19 due to the expansion of omicron
Updated on 12/21/2021 11:13 am US health authorities are considering reducing the recommended 10-day quarantine period for those who test positive for COVID-19, as the omicron variant spreads across the country, said White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci. The increase in COVID-19 cases is alarming those responsible for public health, who fear that there will […]
EMA: “If vaccines have to be adapted to omicron, it will not be starting from scratch”
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) assured that facing the omicron variant will not mean “starting from scratch” against the pandemic and recalled: “We know more”, we have more tools and “we are prepared” to adapt vaccines, although – he clarified – ” it is not yet known ”if it is necessary. The executive director of […]
WHO asks countries to cancel New Year and Christmas celebrations due to omicron advance
Updated on 12/21/2021 10:22 am The director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, asked countries to redouble their efforts to end the pandemic and also asked to cancel the New Year celebrations because it is better to “cElevate late to celebrate now and regret later”. “2022 should be the year we end […]
WHO confirms that vaccinated and cured of COVID-19 can be infected by omicron
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed today that there is robust evidence that people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or those who were infected in the past can contract the omicron variant, the spread of which is accelerating day by day around of the world. At an exclusive press conference for the international press […]