Updated on 12/21/2021 08:15 am The Moderna laboratory will begin in January to work on an adaptation of its vaccine to the omicron variant, although if the results are positive, it will be necessary to wait several months for it to be available. The vice president of Moderna, Dan Staner, explained this Tuesday in an […]
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Europe studies new restrictions as omicron spreads around the world
European countries were evaluating new travel restrictions on Tuesday given the rapid spread of the omicron variant around the world days before Christmas, sowing chaos in travel plans and causing confusion in financial markets. Omicron infections are multiplying rapidly in Europe, the United States and Asia, including Japan, where there were at least 180 cases […]
WHO says it is unknown if vaccines have reduced effectiveness against omicron
Updated on 12/20/2021 05:57 pm The World Health Organization (WHO) asked not to draw hasty conclusions about the effectiveness of current COVID vaccines against the variant omicron, since the initial data that point to a decrease in immune protection come from laboratory studies and “not from real life”. “We can understand the great interest and […]
World Economic Forum postpones January meeting due to omicron variant
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that the World Economic Forum will postpone until June 2022 its Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, scheduled for January, due to the uncertainty about the outbreak of the omicron variant and “considering the evolution of the pandemic.” Through its social networks, the Foreign Ministry of Peru reported that the […]
This is what is known about omicron, a very contagious version of COVID-19
Ómicron is a variant of COVID-19 detected about a month ago and due to its high degree of transmission, it can once again change the course of the pandemic, especially due to its impact on vaccination. What is omicron? Omicron It is a new version of SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus originating from the pandemic), identified at […]
Europe weighs Christmas restrictions as omicron soars across continent
Britain did not rule out the possibility of restricting social gatherings on Monday, a day after the Netherlands imposed a fourth lockdown in response to the omicron variant of the coronavirus, and while other European countries considered imposing restrictions on Christmas. The omicron contagions are multiplying rapidly in Europe and the United States, doubling every […]
Omicron expansion leads some countries to reduce deadlines for COVID-19 booster vaccines
A growing number of countries are reducing the wait time for COVID-19 vaccine efforts from six to three months in an attempt to prevent a further increase in omicron infections. The reaction comes from preliminary evidence suggesting that omicron is spreading faster than its predecessor, Delta, and is more likely to infect people who were […]
Moderna Announces Booster Dose Increases Omicron Protection
Updated on 12/20/2021 07:31 am The American pharmaceutical company Moderna has assured today that a booster dose of its vaccine against COVID-19 increases protection against the omicron variant. The multinational has released today the preliminary data of the studies they have carried out on the booster doses and the strategy they plan to implement to […]
In the US, large companies are shielded to face the omicron variant
Faced with the rapid spread of the omicron variant, large US companies are forced to strengthen their anticovid arsenal and delay the return to face-to-face work. Among the toughest groups is Google, which at the beginning of the month notified its employees that it will not pay them or that they may even be fired […]
The omicron threat and new closures loom over the holidays in Europe and the US.
The Netherlands came under a new shutdown on Sunday, while the possibility of further COVID-19 restrictions before the Christmas and New Year holidays loomed over several European countries as the omicron variant spread rapidly. In the United States, White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci urged people traveling to visit loved ones to get boosters and […]