Updated 12/14/2021 12:40 pm The omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has already been detected in 77 countries, although it is probably already present throughout the world, and it is expanding “at a rate that we had not seen in any of the previous strains,” the World Health Organization (WHO) warned today. “It […]
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The arrival of the omicron variant: How serious and communicable is the new COVID-19 mutation?
A new variant of COVID-19, potentially more contagious and with multiple mutations, was detected in South Africa at the end of November, signifying a battle against a possible new pandemic wave, according to scientists. This new lineage of the SARS-CoV-2 family received the name of omicron. In fact, the number of daily infections in this […]
WHO confirms data points to vaccines offering 6-month immunity
The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that the review of information and scientific data related to the duration of immunity offered by vaccines against COVID-19 indicates that it extends up to six months after receiving the second inoculation (or the single dose in the case of Jenssen vaccine). “We have reviewed the available data […]
WHO: vaccines unlikely to lose all efficacy to omicron
Although COVID vaccines might respond differently to the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, “they are not likely to lose all their effectiveness”Said today the director of the Department of Immunization of the World Health Organization (WHO), Kate O’Brien. “No one expects vaccines to have no effect on the new variant“O’Brien stressed at a press […]
Steven Spielberg: “‘West Side Story’ needed some corrections”
Hollywood had a pending task with “West Side Story”: The eternal musical about the experience of Puerto Ricans in New York barely had Puerto Rican interpreters in its first film adaptation, something that Steven Spielberg set out to amend in the new version. “It is the first production of ‘West Side Story’ that has a […]
WHO considers compulsory vaccination to be the “last resort”
The European office of the World Health Organization (WHO) today called mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 a “last resort” and urged to exhaust other measures beforehand. “The obligation regarding the vaccine is an absolute last resort and only applicable when all viable options to improve vaccination rates have been exhausted”said at a press conference the director […]
An ‘ideal’ model of annual vaccination against COVID
Lionel laurent Two doses? Three? Plus? The euphoria with which the safe and effective vaccines against COVID-19 A year ago it has turned into confusion and debate in the face of resurgence of cases and a nasty new variant. The rich world is redoubling its efforts to get booster doses, ignoring the warnings of the […]
The need for a pandemic treaty and what to expect from it
Shaken by the human, social and economic consequences of the pandemic and due to the evident failures of the current system of surveillance, preparation and response to this type of situation, the 194 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) They approved this Wednesday 1 by consensus a process to negotiate a legal instrument […]
Christmas bonus: how much should I receive?
The December 15th deadline for private companies to deposit the Christmas bonus 2021 to its workers, regardless of the modality under which they have been hired (indefinite-term, fixed-term or part-time contract). We tell you what is the amount that you should receive this month for the payment of this concept. Who gets the bonus? The […]
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 […]