Category: Genome
UKHSA Technical Briefing 31, dated 10th December 2021
“If Omicron continues to grow at the present rate, Omicron is projected to reach parity with Delta in mid-December.” More...
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...
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...
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...
Preprint: Omicron incompletely escapes immunity induced by the Pfizer vaccine
Laboratory research from South Africa strongly suggests that the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant escapes antibody immunity induced by the Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) vaccine, but that considerable immunity is retained in people who were both vaccinated and previously infected. More...
Norway: 42 infected in SECOND Christmas dinner superspreader event – Omicron suspected
42 people have so far been diagnosed with Covid following a Christmas dinner at Maarud on Saturday 27th November.
Belgium: Two hippos test positive for Sars-Cov-2 in Antwerp Zoo
Two hippos have tested positive for Covid-19 at Antwerp zoo, according to a press release. More...
UKHSA risk assessment for Omicron variant
UK risk assessment for Omicron variant B.1.1.529, dated 3rd December 2021
Transmissibility between humans: Amber – At least as transmissible as currently circulating variants
Omicron is transmitting rapidly and successfully. More...
Norway: Nearly 100 Omicron infections from one Oslo Christmas party
Another 20-30 people have been registered infected with Covid after a Christmas dinner at a restaurant in Oslo at the end of November. More...
Norway: 37,000 people tested for Covid following tractor fair outbreak
37,000 Norwegians have been asked to test themselves following a Covid infection outbreak at a trade fair. More...