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UKHSA bombshell: Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against the Omicron variant

“Among those who had received 2 doses of [AstraZeneca], there was NO protective effect of vaccination against symptomatic disease with Omicron from 15 weeks after the second dose.” More...

December 10, 2021December 11, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Astrazeneca, B.1.1.529, Coronavirus, England, Infection, London, Northern Ireland, Omicron, Pfizer/Biontech, Scotland, Testing, Transmission, UK, Vaccine, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning, Wales

Scotland: Christmas parties cancelled over Omicron fears

Public Health Scotland has told people they should delay Christmas parties and Hogmanay celebrations due to fears over the rising number of Omicron cases in the country. More...

December 9, 2021August 1, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, England, Infection, London, Omicron, Scotland, Superspreader events, Transmission, UK

UK: Omicron infections could exceed one million by New Year

The UK Health Security Agency estimates that the number of infections will be around 20 times higher than the number of confirmed cases and so the number of infections is closer to 10,000. More...

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Omicron may be contagious for longer than other variants

Confirmed carriers of the Omicron COVID-19 variant will be required to quarantine for 14 days in Israel, instead of the 10 days mandated for confirmed carriers of other coronavirus strains, the Israeli Health Ministry has decreed. More...

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com B.1.1.529, Coronavirus, Infection, Israel, Omicron, Quarantine, Symptoms, Transmission

Omicron: 73% attack rate at Oslo restaurant superspreader event

As of 8th December, around 70 % of just over 100 participants at a Christmas party held on 26 November at a restaurant in Oslo have been subsequently diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2. More...

December 9, 2021April 4, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com B.1.1.529, Coronavirus, Genome, Infection, Norway, Omicron, PCR, Superspreader events, Symptoms, Testing, Transmission, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning

UK SAGE: “it is highly likely there are currently thousands of new omicron infections per day in the UK”

“it is highly likely there are currently thousands of new omicron infections per day in the UK. More...

December 8, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com B.1.1.529, Coronavirus, England, Europe, Genome, Healthcare, Infection, London, Northern Ireland, Omicron, PCR, Scotland, Testing, Transmission, UK, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning, Wales

Vaccines: Pfizer CEO says fourth dose of vaccine may be needed sooner than expected

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Wednesday that people might need a fourth Covid-19 shot sooner than expected after preliminary research shows the new Omicron variant can undermine protective antibodies generated by the vaccine the company developed with BioNTech. More...