The omicron variant threatens to widen an already huge gap in access to covid vaccines as scientists are bracing for the possibility that repurposed vaccines are needed and rich countries once again rush to get them first. The omicron variant emerges just as vaccine supplies destined for low-income countries begin to rebound. At the start […]
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COVID-19: WHO says it may take up to three weeks to better understand the omicron variant
Updated on 03/12/2021 03:14 pm The World Health Organization (WHO) said it will take between one and three weeks to interpret and draw conclusions from the scientific data that is being collected on the omicron variant of the coronanirus and to determine more clearly its ability to be transmitted, the degree of disease it can […]
Omicron variant multiplies by 2.4 the risk of reinfection by COVID-19, according to study
Omicron coronavirus variant more likely to cause reinfection than previous variants such as Beta and Delta, this based on a scientific study preliminary published today, according to the Infobae portal. Statistical analysis of some 2.8 million coronavirus positive samples in South Africa led the researchers to conclude that the new mutation has a “substantial ability […]
COVID-19: scientists warn that reinfection with omicron appears to be more likely
Updated on 03/12/2021 01:46 pm Scientists from South Africa warn that reinfection among people who have already battled COVID-19 appears to be more likely with the new omicron variant than with previous mutations of the coronavirus. A research group that has followed reinfections in South Africa reported an increase with the arrival of the omicron […]
WHO anticipates that the omicron variant will spread as it did with delta
The World Health Organization (WHO) noted that there is no doubt that the omicron variant of the coronavirus will spread, as the delta variant did, and called on governments to carefully examine the data they collect within their borders and assess their risks. to take appropriate containment measures. “We can be sure that this variant […]
Ómicron Accelerates Momentum for Second Generation COVID Vaccines
The search for second-generation vaccines against COVID, including vaccines that may offer broader protection against a number of possible new variants of the coronavirus, is intensifying in the face of the omicron threat. The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI, for its acronym in English), a group that works to advance vaccine development, hopes to […]
Delivery drivers must present a complete vaccination card to continue working
Faced with the appearance of the new variant called omicron, the Ministry of Health (Minsa) announced in an interview that, as of Friday, December 3All delivery workers must present their complete vaccination card, with both doses, in order to continue mobilizing and providing the delivery service normally. “Drivers and collectors of all public transport services, […]
Norway confirms 50 cases of omicron after Christmas party
Updated on 02/12/2021 07:02 pm At least 50 people in the capital of Norway and its surroundings have the omicron variant of the coronavirus and the cases are related to a company’s Christmas party at a restaurant in Oslo, authorities reported Thursday. “More cases are expected. A scan is being carried out to limit transmission […]
Omicron could cause significant problems for the global economy, says Yellen
The omicron variant of COVID-19 could slow global economic growth by exacerbating supply chain problems and depressing demand, said US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen. Yellen cited great uncertainty about the impact of the new variant, first detected in South Africa, given the severe US economic slowdown caused by the appearance of the delta […]
Japan backs down the suspension of international flight reservations due to the arrival of omicron
Updated on 02/12/2021 10:15 am The government of Japan reversed this Thursday to the suspension of all new reservations for international flights arriving in its territory until the end of the month, just one day after announcing this measure. The Executive led by Fumio Kishida said the day before that he had asked all airlines […]