Scotland: Covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths by vaccination status, January 2022 *1 UPDATE*

Scotland’s latest information dump on cases, hospitalizations and deaths by vaccination status continues to show a big disparity between unvaccinated patients and those that have been double and triple jabbed.  More...

Omicron specific booster no better than standard Moderna booster when tested on macaque monkeys

“Omicron boost may not provide greater immunity or protection compared to a boost with the current mRNA-1273 vaccine”

A study in monkeys showed an omicron-specific booster was not significantly different from Moderna’s conventional booster.  More...

UK: Covid-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths by vaccination status for week 5, 2022

The latest vaccine surveillance report by the UK Health and Security Agency giving figures for Covid infections, hospitalizations and deaths by vaccination status for the period up to week 5, 2022.  More...

Denmark: BA.2 infection risk higher in vaccinated and booster vaccinated households

SSI: “vaccinated people have a higher risk of becoming infected with BA.2 compared to BA.1”

The study finds an overall secondary attack rate of 39% in BA.2 infected households compared to 29% in BA.1 infected households.  More...

UK: NHS vaccine mandate “no longer proportionate”

The UK Health Minister, Sajid Javid, has announced plans to scrap an order forcing all NHS staff in England to get vaccinated against Covid, in a U-turn that will prevent an exodus of many thousands of frontline health workers.  More...