Category: Omicron
Global winter wave of 2021 is now 50% higher than last year’s winter wave
The current global winter wave is already about 50% higher than last year’s wave, peaking at 14.5 million biweekly cases yesterday. More...
UKHSA: Vaccine effectiveness drops to just 40% – 50% ten weeks after booster dose
Two to 4 weeks after a booster dose, vaccine effectiveness ranged from around 65% to 75%, dropping to 55% to 70% at 5 to 9 weeks and 40% to 50% from 10+ weeks after the booster. More...
Preprint: Omicron infection enhances neutralizing immunity against the Delta variant
“We enrolled both previously vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the Omicron infection wave in South Africa soon after symptom onset. More...
Israel considers herd immunity through mass infection
Senior Israeli Health Ministry officials are reportedly weighing a switch to a policy of reaching herd immunity through mass infection by Covid-19. More...
Faroe Islands: 63% breakthrough in triple vaccinated heathcare workers
21 out of 33 hospital employees from the National Hospital in the Faroe Islands were infected with Omikron at a private meeting in early December. More...
Spain: Delta and Omicron coinfections detected
Omicron and Delta coinfections have been detected in Spain for the first time. More...
France: 180,000 new Covid cases in one day
While the wave of the Delta variant is not over, Omicron is on the way to asserting itself in France, as in the world. More...
It’s the largest global Covid wave EVER
Driven by the new Omicron variant, the world is now being overwhelmed by the largest global Sars-CoV-2 wave EVER. More...
Finland suspends vaccine passports – “triple vaccination is not a guarantee that you are not infected”
In Finland, vaccination passports are suspended for three weeks until 17 January. More...
ALERT! The world’s highest ever daily case rate has just been recorded
The world saw it’s highest ever number of Covid infections in one day yesterday. More...