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Preprint: Evidence for a mouse origin of the Omicron variant

Pre-outbreak Omicron mutations in the spike protein significantly overlap with mutations in mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2. More...

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, B.1.1.529, Coronavirus, Mice, Mutation, Omicron, Origins, Reservoir, Transmission, Variants

UK: Omicron spirals out of control in London

The latest figures from the UK Covid App, Joinzoe, show the extent of Omicron infections in London, and the outward spread of the variant from London to all other parts of the country. More...

December 17, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, England, Europe, Infection, London, Northern Ireland, Omicron, Scotland, Transmission, UK, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning, Wales

UK GP: Omicron kills in the same way as classic covid in the elderly

“Omicron spreads like wildfire. Omicron went from one patient in a ward, to 8 patients and 4 staff infected overnight, to 5 wards full (mostly hospital acquired) 4 days later. More...

December 16, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Astrazeneca, Omicron, Superspreader events, Symptoms, Transmission, Treatment, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning

UK: They partied whilst their citizens died in their thousands

88,376 Covid cases in the UK today – another new pandemic record. More...

December 16, 2021August 1, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Alpha, Coronavirus, Delta, England, Europe, London, Omicron, Superspreader events, Transmission, UK

Is Delta using Omicron to evade vaccine protection?

A very disturbing development with Delta vaccine breakthrough infections has occurred in Denmark within the last day or so. More...

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com B.1.1.529, B.1.617.2, Coronavirus, Delta, Denmark, Europe, Infection, Omicron, Revaccination, Transmission, Vaccine, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning

Preprint: Omicron now binds to mouse ACE2

“Here, we show that the Omicron RBD binds to human ACE2 with enhanced affinity relative to the Wuhan-Hu-1 RBD and acquires binding to mouse ACE2.” More...

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Plague Island: highest ever UK Covid case rate, Omicron now dominant in London

Another dismal Covid record has been broken in Britain today. More...

December 15, 2021December 16, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com B.1.1.529, Coronavirus, Deaths, Delta, England, Europe, Health, Healthcare, Hospitalization, Infection, London, Moderna, Northern Ireland, Omicron, Pfizer/Biontech, Scotland, Superspreader events, Testing, Transmission, UK, Vaccine, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning, Wales

Sinovac vaccine not able to produce adequate antibodies to neutralise Omicron

The Covid-19 vaccine by Sinovac Biotech is not able to produce adequate antibodies to neutralise the highly mutated coronavirus strain Omicron, according to new research from the University of Hong Kong. More...