Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said the Covid-19 Omicron variant had outpaced world vaccine drives in spreading immunity, urging health officials around the globe to respond more quickly to the next pandemic. Asked about the world’s progress in “beating Covid-19” during a panel at the 2022 Munich Security Conference on Friday, …
Read More »Omicron fears in India: Will the 3rd wave repeat the horrors of the 2nd?
As for 2022, Covid infection is not what we witnessed two years ago when the pandemic just started. The virus mutated, adapting to people’s immune defenses and vaccines. Now we have Omicron – a seemingly less virulent, but far more contagious variant. India, a country with a very diverse population …
Read More »Australia says it found ‘Son of Omicron’ amid Covid surge
Australian health authorities have announced that the “stealth” Covid-19 viral strain, dubbed the “Son of Omicron” in the media, has been detected in a number of states and territories. This BA.2 sub-variant – thought to be more infectious than the original Omicron – has already been seen in more than …
Read More »Prime minister cancels wedding due to Omicron curbs
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has called off her wedding as the island nation is set to introduce the highest ‘red light’ restrictions in order to stem the spread of the super-mutant Omicron variant of Covid-19. With the country about to tighten anti-coronavirus measures from 11.59pm on Sunday, its prime …
Read More »Developers explain why Sputnik V seems to be better at tackling Omicron than Pfizer
The head of Moscow’s Gamaleya National Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology, which created the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, and the boss of the fund that bankrolled its development, have spoken to RT about a fresh study that has found the jab to be much more effective against the Omicron variant than …
Read More »UK’s Johnson scraps ‘Plan B’ Covid measures amid Omicron spread
Speaking on Wednesday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the end of Covid-19 measures as the latest data suggested the wave of infections driven by the Omicron variant was past its peak. The scrapping of the ‘Plan B’ restrictions means that Covid-19 passes will no longer be required in England …
Read More »Israel finds 4 Covid vaccine jabs ‘not good enough’ against Omicron
A fourth dose of coronavirus vaccine showed dwindling effectiveness against the Omicron variant, according to a trial conducted in Israel, with one its lead researchers saying the immunization is simply “not good enough.” A study involving 154 medical staffers at Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv found that a fourth …
Read More »Israel finds 4 Pfizer jabs ‘not good enough’ against Omicron
A fourth dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine showed dwindling effectiveness against the Omicron variant, according to a trial conducted in Israel, with one its lead researchers saying the immunization is simply “not good enough.” A study involving 154 medical staffers at Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv found that a …
Read More »CDC-backed study shows differences between Delta and Omicron
While a study out of southern California shows the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is much milder than the Delta, US health authorities continue to insist on vaccination, boosters and masking due to “strained” hospitals. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Rochelle Walensky shared on Wednesday the results …
Read More »WHO gives grim prediction on Omicron spread
The World Health Organization has said current modelling suggests that more than half of the population of Europe will be infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the next six to eight weeks. Speaking on Tuesday, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Europe director, Hans Kluge, gave a stark warning …
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