Category: Vaccine
France: B.1.640 declared a VOI after more than 500 cases found
Sars-CoV-2 variant B.1.640 has been reclassified as a Variant of Interest in France after a new risk assessment showed there have been more than 500 cases on the French mainland, with cases also discovered in the UK and Germany. More...
Denmark: Omicron sub-variant BA.2 outcompetes BA.1
In December 2021, the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron accounted for just two percent of the samples analysed. More...
UK SAGE: New Omicron wave predicted for April 2022
“These projections are extended to the end of July 2022. More...
EMA: Transverse Myelitis listed as potential side effect of AstraZeneca and Janssen Covid vaccines
The Europe Medicines Agency has recommended adding a rare spinal inflammation called transverse myelitis as a side effect of AstraZeneca’s and Janssen’s (Johnson and Johnson) COVID-19 vaccines. More...
UK: Covid-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths by vaccination status for week 2, 2022
A new report out today by the UK Health and Security Agency gives figures for Covid infections, hospitalizations and deaths by vaccination status for the period in which Omicron became dominant in Britain. More...
Bulgaria: Anti-vaccine protestors try to storm Parliament
Anti-vaccine protesters tried to storm the Bulgarian parliament on Wednesday and briefly scuffled with police officers during a massive rally against coronavirus restrictions in downtown Sofia. More...
EMA: Immune system could be overloaded by booster vaccinations
The European Medicines Agency warned this week that repeated booster shots are not a sustainable long-term plan. More...
Canada: Quebec to force unvaccinated to pay ‘significant’ financial penalty *1 UPDATE*
Quebec, in Canada, will charge a health tax to residents who are not vaccinated against Covid-19.
Denmark: Over 90% of Covid infections are fully vaccinated *27 UPDATES*
Denmark’s SSI now publishes raw data for new Covid cases and hospitalizations by vaccination status. More...
Is Sars-CoV-2 already targeting the vaccinated?
Will future variants of Sars-Cov-2 tailor themselves to target the vaccinated? More...