Category: Transmission
Canada: SARS-CoV-2 found in white-tailed deer
Canada has confirmed the first detections of SARS-CoV-2 in three free-ranging white-tailed deer. More...
Omicron at 74% of South African genome sequences in November
Stunning figures showing the explosive growth of the new Omicron variant in South Africa. 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...
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...
WHO: Global risk related to Omicron assessed as very high
WHO: “The overall global risk related to the new VOC Omicron is assessed as very high.” More...
Is Omicron another Plague Island export?
Is Omicron another Plague Island export? Both the Alpha and Delta variants were exported across the globe from the UK because of its laissez-faire attitude to border controls. More...
UK: Hundreds of possible Omicron infections being reported
THE UK now has nine confirmed cases of the mutant Covid variant Omicron. More...
FT: dozens of suspected Omicron cases in the UK
“A third Omicron case was identified in the UK and dozens more were being treated as suspected cases, people familiar with the matter told the Financial Times.” More...
Italy: The first photo of Omicron released
The first photo in the world of the Omicron variant has been released. More...