Category: Vaccine
South Africa: Tshwane District Omicron Patient Profile
There has been a significant rise in new SARS-CoV-2 infections in the Gauteng Province in the last four weeks which has been attributed to the new Omicron variant announced on 24 November 2021. 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...
Preprint: Increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection associated with emergence of the Omicron variant in South Africa
332 individuals were identified who had three suspected infections. More...
Mrna COVID vaccines dramatically increase endothelial inflammatory markers and ACS risk
It’s the 319 word abstract about mRNA vaccines from the journal Circulation that everybody is talking about, but almost no one has actually read. More...
Norway: Omicron superspreader event sees about 60 fully vaccinated people infected
An outbreak of between 50-60 infections in fully vaccinated individuals in Frogner, west Oslo, has been linked to the Omicron variant. More...
Israeli doctor believes he caught Omicron variant of Covid in London
Cardiologist Elad Maor suspects he caught virus at conference attended by more than 1,200 people. More...
Greece: €100 a month fine for being unvaccinated
Greece said on Tuesday it would make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for people aged 60 and over, a drastic step for the country grappling with a new surge in coronavirus cases. More...
Moderna: Vaccines will be less effective with Omicron
Stéphane Bancel, Moderna’s chief executive, warned that it could take months for pharmaceutical companies to produce new variant-specific vaccines at the scale required should Omicron become the dominant strain. More...
Israel: Triple jabbed doctor found infected with Omicron after flight from London
Two Israeli cardiologists have been confirmed as infected with the Omicron variant, a spokesperson for Sheba hospital confirmed. More...