Category: Vaccine
WHO: BA.2 to remain classified as Omicron
Based on available data of transmission, severity, reinfection, diagnostics, therapeutics and impacts of vaccines, the group reinforced that the BA.2 sublineage should continue to be considered a variant of concern and that it should remain classified as Omicron. More...
Greece to fine 300,000 people for not being vaccinated
Greek authorities have reported that they will begin to fine some 300,000 people over 60 years of age for not having been vaccinated against the coronavirus. More...
UK: Fourth vaccination for over 75’s within weeks
A fourth Covid vaccine dose should be offered to all adults over-75 and the most vulnerable over-12s this spring, the UK’s vaccines advisory body has said. More...
Israel: Finance minister “totally fine” with 1,000 Covid deaths a month
When asked about the over 1,000 who died of Covid in Israel in the past month, Finance minister Avigdor Liberman said, “I am totally fine with it. More...
UK Queen tests positive for Covid
The Queen has tested positive for Covid-19, ahead of the expected ending of all coronavirus restrictions in England in the coming days. More...
Austria to drop all coronavirus restrictions
The Austrian government is easing almost all Covid restrictions from the 5th March 2022. More...
SARS-CoV-2 in Angola from 23rd September 2019
“Our findings demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2-reactive antibodies were detected in 40 out of 442 specimens, as early as September 23, 2019”
This retrospective study on blood specimens from measles patients collected from 23 September 2019 to 28 February 2020, reported from the 17 provinces of Angola, suggests evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection months before detection of the virus in Luanda, the epicenter of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Angola. More...
Preprint: Omicron BA.2 is more pathogenic than BA.1
“Infection experiments using hamsters show that BA.2 is more pathogenic than BA.1”
Statistical analysis shows that the effective reproduction number of BA.2 is 1.4-fold higher than that of BA.1. More...
Germany delays its Covid-19 vaccine mandate
Germany’s plans to introduce a general vaccination mandate this spring are faltering, as a growing number of politicians question if it will find a majority in parliament. More...
