Category: Vaccine
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...
Italy: For Omicron, “a fourth dose of vaccine will be needed”
Arnaldo Caruso, president of the Italian society of virology: “Today we have to face the Delta, from which we protect ourselves with the vaccine. More...
So what is the plan for when the vaccines fail?
“I think it’s time to ask the vaccine taskforce and the government, what is your plan for an escape variant? More...
Community spread of Omicron in Israel – seven suspected infected, only four are travellers
The Israeli Health Ministry says there are currently seven people in Israel suspected of having contracted the Omicron coronavirus variant, in addition the one confirmed case announced yesterday. More...