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Preprint: Enhanced Fusogenicity of BA.4, BA.5 and BA.2.12.1

“We found that the new Omicron subvariants BA.4/5 and BA.2.12.1 were more resistant to neutralization by mRNA-vaccinated and boosted health care worker sera and Omicron-BA.1-wave patient sera than were the BA.1 and BA.2 variants.”… ...More...

Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 20:08 Coronaheadsup.com Asia, Australia, BA.2, BA.2.12.1, BA.4, BA.5, Coronavirus, Europe, Evolution, Genome, Infection, Moderna, Pfizer/Biontech, Testing, Transmission, USA, Vaccine

Eric Topol: The Covid Capitulation

“The real number of cases is likely at least 500,000 per day, far greater than any of the US prior waves except Omicron.… ...More...

Monday, 16 May 2022, 16:17Monday, 16 May 2022, 19:40 Coronaheadsup.com BA.2.12.1, Coronavirus, Deaths, Health, Healthcare, Hospitalization, Infection, Mutation, Omicron, Opinion, Transmission, USA

USA: SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant spillover from human to horse

“A report on a possible direct exposure to SARS-CoV-2 from a COVID-19-positive individual to an adult horse.”

The individual, diagnosed with COVID-19 (Delta B.1.617.2), had daily contact to her two horses prior to and during the development of clinical disease.… ...More...

Monday, 16 May 2022, 15:24 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, California, Coronavirus, Delta, Genome, Horses, Infection, Reservoir, Testing, Transmission, USA, Zoonosis

UK: Summer Covid wave incoming 1 Update

According to the ZOE COVID Study figures, on May 13th 2022, there were 116,609 new daily symptomatic cases of COVID in the UK on average.… ...More...

Sunday, 15 May 2022, 20:15Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 21:04 Coronaheadsup.com BA.2, Coronavirus, England, Europe, Health, Infection, London, Northern Ireland, Omicron, Reinfection, Scotland, Transmission, UK, Vaccine Waning, Variants, Wales, XE

UK: Half a million people have sought Long Covid advice

Asthma and Lung UK said that over the last six months about half a million had visited its long COVID advice pages or called its helpline – and some sufferers are considering buying their own oxygen supplies.… ...More...

Sunday, 15 May 2022, 19:00Sunday, 15 May 2022, 19:02 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, England, Europe, Facemasks, Health, Healthcare, Hospitalization, Infection, London, Long Covid, Northern Ireland, Omicron, Scotland, Side Effects, Symptoms, Transmission, UK, Wales

France: Nearly one million Covid reinfections in a year

961,550 possible cases of Covid reinfection were identified in France between March 2, 2021 and April 24, 2022, of which 96.7% were since December 6, 2021.… ...More...

Sunday, 15 May 2022, 12:38Sunday, 15 May 2022, 12:42 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Europe, France, Infection, Omicron, Reinfection, Transmission, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning

Preprint: Infection of mink with SARS-COV-2 Omicron Variant

Mink infected with Omicron were consistently PCR-positive from day 3 onwards, indicating mink-to-mink transmission. Infectious virus was detected in cell culture even before it was detected by PCR.… ...More...