One and done? Why a universal vaccine that covers us for all future COVID-19 variants could be around the corner
2 years, 5 months ago

One and done? Why a universal vaccine that covers us for all future COVID-19 variants could be around the corner

ABC  

Remember whack-a-mole, the arcade game where a plastic mole pops its head up and you whack it with a mallet? Key points: Scientists are working on a universal vaccine that could guard against existing and future COVID-19 variants Their vaccine has been successful in animal trials The main barrier to proceeding to human trials is funding It's a game scientists are comparing to the fight against COVID-19: No sooner has one mole, or variant, been whacked by vaccines than another appears. So, when will we get ahead of the virus and how far away are we from having a universal vaccine, one that will target all past and future COVID-19 variants and sub-variants? "One of the main avenues of research that we've been actively exploring over the last year and a half or so, next-generation, broad-sweep, universal vaccines that could not only deal with existing SARS-CoV-2 variants, but could perhaps ward off a future emergence event of a coronavirus," Dr Martinez told the ABC News Daily podcast. "What we've actually demonstrated by one of our vaccine concepts is a vaccine that could not only protect against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants — at least even against Omicron, that we've tested and shown efficacy against — but also against the original SARS."

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The new COVID vaccine is out — but you might not want to rush to get it
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The new COVID vaccine is out — but you might not want to rush to get it

Raw Story  

The FDA has approved an updated covid shot for everyone 6 months old and up, which renews a now-annual quandary for Americans: Get the shot now, with the latest covid outbreak sweeping the country, or hold it in reserve for the winter wave? “Covid is still very transmissible, very new, and people congregate inside in air-conditioned rooms during the summer,” …

FDA advisers urge targeting JN.1 strain in recipe for fall’s COVID vaccines
7 months, 1 week ago

FDA advisers urge targeting JN.1 strain in recipe for fall’s COVID vaccines

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Government advisers Wednesday said it’s time to update the recipe for the COVID-19 vaccines Americans will receive in the fall -- targeting a version of the ever-evolving coronavirus called JN.1. But just a few months later, numerous offshoots of JN.1 already are on the rise, prompting Moderna and Pfizer to also test a slightly different vaccine formula targeting …

World leaders to meet to discuss threat of hypothetical ‘Disease X’ in Davos
11 months, 4 weeks ago

World leaders to meet to discuss threat of hypothetical ‘Disease X’ in Davos

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s known by the placeholder name of Disease X, …

New COVID-19 vaccinations are coming, CDC says. The shots will likely be available this week
1 year, 4 months ago

New COVID-19 vaccinations are coming, CDC says. The shots will likely be available this week

LA Times  

Allan Fernandez, 7, middle, is vaccinated by Dr. David Bolour, left, as CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky looks on in Ted Watkins Memorial Park last year. “Although hospitalization rates are currently low in some age groups, we have seen rates increase in recent weeks, and anticipate further increases as we enter respiratory virus season.” CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen on …

Updated COVID vaccines will be available later this week, recommended for everyone six months and up
1 year, 4 months ago

Updated COVID vaccines will be available later this week, recommended for everyone six months and up

Salon  

A new, fourth round of COVID-19 booster shots was approved Tuesday, following the recommendation of federal health agencies, which will make the vaccines available to Americans later this week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention followed suit this afternoon, with CDC director Mandy Cohen recommending updated vaccination for "everyone 6 months and older to better protect you and your …

US approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
1 year, 4 months ago

US approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. It’s part of a shift to treat fall updates of the COVID-19 vaccine much like getting a yearly flu shot. “Vaccination remains critical to public health and continued protection against serious consequences of …

Moderna says updated COVID vaccine is effective against ‘highly-mutated’ BA.2.86 variant
1 year, 4 months ago

Moderna says updated COVID vaccine is effective against ‘highly-mutated’ BA.2.86 variant

Hindustan Times  

Moderna on Wednesday said clinical trial data showed its updated COVID-19 vaccine will likely be effective against the highly-mutated BA.2.86 subvariant of the coronavirus that has raised fears of a resurgence of infections. The Omicron offshoot carries more than 35 mutations in key portions of the virus compared with XBB.1.5, the dominant variant through most of 2023 and the target …

Disease X vaccine ‘could be ready within 100 days of new threat emerging’
1 year, 4 months ago

Disease X vaccine ‘could be ready within 100 days of new threat emerging’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This is a groundbreaking commitment from CEPI to provide momentum that will drive the …

With coronavirus uptick, should I get a COVID shot? When are new vaccines available?
1 year, 5 months ago

With coronavirus uptick, should I get a COVID shot? When are new vaccines available?

LA Times  

The fall vaccination season is just around the corner, and officials are rolling out a new updated version of the COVID-19 vaccine. The fall vaccination season is just around the corner, and officials are set to roll out another updated version of the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as new tools to protect against RSV. Scientists say the 2023 COVID-19 vaccine …

An FDA panel meets about which COVID strains the U.S. will target with vaccines
1 year, 7 months ago

An FDA panel meets about which COVID strains the U.S. will target with vaccines

NPR  

An FDA panel meets about which COVID strains the U.S. will target with vaccines An advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration meets to discuss the COVID strains that vaccines in the U.S. will target this fall. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Updated COVID vaccines are coming this fall, and they'll likely target a variant that's circulating now. HUANG: Yeah, you …

Vaccine developers can't keep up with COVID's mutations
1 year, 8 months ago

Vaccine developers can't keep up with COVID's mutations

Salon  

In April, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention both updated their recommendations for COVID vaccines, providing more flexibility for higher-risk individuals who want additional protection from the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. The bivalent vaccines may not stand up very well against these new strains, which are evolving so fast that some …

COVID fourth dose might not work if…, expert on how to tackle new variant surge
1 year, 8 months ago

COVID fourth dose might not work if…, expert on how to tackle new variant surge

Live Mint  

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many challenges, one of which is the emergence of new variants of the virus that can evade immunity conferred by existing vaccines. While booster doses can still reduce the severity of the disease, experts are of the opinion that it may be time for governments to start thinking about second-generation vaccines. And, one of …

CDC signs off on additional Covid-19 booster doses for certain people
1 year, 8 months ago

CDC signs off on additional Covid-19 booster doses for certain people

CNN  

CNN — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its recommendations on the Covid-19 vaccines on Wednesday to allow another dose of the bivalent booster for people who are 65 and older or who have weakened immune systems and who “want the option of added protection” against the coronavirus. The move aligns with Tuesday’s US Food and Drug …

COVID is still a global emergency but may be nearing an ‘inflection point,’ WHO says
1 year, 11 months ago

COVID is still a global emergency but may be nearing an ‘inflection point,’ WHO says

LA Times  

COVID-19 remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found that the pandemic may be nearing an “inflection point” where higher levels of immunity can lower coronavirus-related deaths. Speaking at the opening of the WHO’s annual executive board meeting, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that “there is no doubt that we’re …

FDA’s advisors back plan to simplify COVID-19 vaccinations
1 year, 11 months ago

FDA’s advisors back plan to simplify COVID-19 vaccinations

LA Times  

Syringes with COVDI-19 vaccines are prepared at a free public clinic in Lynwood last year. “We’re still protected against severe disease, thank goodness,” even after the latest Omicron strains cropped up, said FDA advisor Dr. Paul Offit, a vaccine expert at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The first step: The FDA advisory panel voted unanimously that people should get the same …

FDA proposes once-a-year COVID-19 shots for most Americans
1 year, 11 months ago

FDA proposes once-a-year COVID-19 shots for most Americans

LA Times  

U.S. health officials are proposing a simplified approach to COVID-19 vaccinations for most adults and children. That baseline of protection should be enough to move to an annual booster against the latest strains in circulation and make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the yearly flu shot, according to the agency. FDA scientists and vaccine companies would study vaccination, infection rates and …

2022 ends with looming risk of a new coronavirus variant, health experts warn
2 years ago

2022 ends with looming risk of a new coronavirus variant, health experts warn

CNN  

CNN — As the world enters a new year, many public health and infectious disease experts predict that monitoring for new coronavirus variants will be an increasingly important part of Covid-19 mitigation efforts – and some are turning their attention to a surge in cases in China. Subvariants of the Omicron coronavirus variant continue to circulate globally, and “we’re seeing …

As COVID-19 spikes in California, booster shots could make all the difference
2 years, 1 month ago

As COVID-19 spikes in California, booster shots could make all the difference

LA Times  

With coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rising in Los Angeles County, officials are voicing new confidence in the effectiveness of the updated COVID-19 booster shot. New data has found that the updated COVID-19 vaccines offer “significant additional protection” against symptomatic infection in people who were previously vaccinated or boosted with the older formula. “We have seen very low uptake of the …

'Viruses can really surprise us': Dr Ashish K Jha on whether Covid-19 can become more lethal
2 years, 2 months ago

'Viruses can really surprise us': Dr Ashish K Jha on whether Covid-19 can become more lethal

Hindustan Times  

"There is a widely-held belief that viruses always evolve to become less lethal over time. I don't think that's true," said Dr Ashish K Jha, White House Covid-19 Response Coordinator on Day 1 of the HT Leadership Summit 2022 in conversation with R. Sukumar, Editor-in-Chief, Hindustan Times. Dr Ashish K Jha, White House Covid-19 Response Coordinator According to WHO, over …

Routine Immunisation Suffered Due to COVID-19, it Has to Be Put Back on Track: Mandaviya
2 years, 2 months ago

Routine Immunisation Suffered Due to COVID-19, it Has to Be Put Back on Track: Mandaviya

News 18  

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said routine immunisation was affected due to the coronavirus pandemic and the earlier vaccination programme has to be brought back on track. Speaking at the annual general meeting of the Developing Countries Vaccine Manufacturers Network here, Mandaviya said India achieved the feat of administering 100 crore coronavirus vaccine doses in nine months and …

Coronavirus will be with us this winter, experts tell Nu.nl
2 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus will be with us this winter, experts tell Nu.nl

Dutch News  

The Netherlands should be prepared to deal with a flare up in coronavirus in the coming months, even though the World Health Organisation has said the end of the pandemic is in sight, according to virologist Marion Koopmans. ‘And in the winter, in particular, hospitals cannot deal with much more.’ Koopmans, a professor at the Erasmus teaching hospital in Rotterdam, …

Coronavirus will be with us this winter, experts tell Nu.nl
2 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus will be with us this winter, experts tell Nu.nl

Dutch News  

The Netherlands should be prepared to deal with a flare up in coronavirus in the coming months, even though the World Health Organisation has said the end of the pandemic is in sight, according to virologist Marion Koopmans. ‘And in the winter, in particular, hospitals cannot deal with much more.’ Koopmans, a professor at the Erasmus teaching hospital in Rotterdam, …

Experimental COVID-19 vaccine could outsmart future coronavirus variants
2 years, 4 months ago

Experimental COVID-19 vaccine could outsmart future coronavirus variants

LA Times  

A nurse prepares a syringe of COVID-19 vaccine. “We think of it as a one-time solution for all the COVID variants,” said Haitao Hu, an immunologist at the University of Texas Medical Branch and senior author of a study describing the vaccine in Wednesday’s edition of the journal Science Translational Medicine. The situation has forced scientists to play catch-up with …

WHO says COVID end is ‘in sight,’ deaths at lowest level since March 2020
2 years, 4 months ago

WHO says COVID end is ‘in sight,’ deaths at lowest level since March 2020

LA Times  

The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of COVID-19 deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long pandemic. “Now is the time to run harder and make sure we cross the line and reap all the rewards of our hard work.” In …

How long will COVID-19 be around? Scientists' answer may not be exactly what you'd like to hear
2 years, 4 months ago

How long will COVID-19 be around? Scientists' answer may not be exactly what you'd like to hear

India TV News  

Is the coronavirus on its way out? Read: Low testosterone levels may up risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation for men: Study Still, living with COVID “should not necessarily be a scary or bad concept,” since people are getting better at fighting it, Jha said during a recent question-and-answer session with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Topol said the virus “just …

Is COVID-19 winding down? Scientists say no
2 years, 4 months ago

Is COVID-19 winding down? Scientists say no

LA Times  

Vials of Pfizer’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine are seen on a production line at a manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Mich. Is the coronavirus on its way out? Still, living with COVID-19 “should not necessarily be a scary or bad concept,” since people are getting better at fighting it, Jha said during a recent question-and-answer session with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. Topol …

EMA approves updated Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines to fight Omicron variant
2 years, 4 months ago

EMA approves updated Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines to fight Omicron variant

NL Times  

The European Medicines Agency gave a positive recommendation to authorize the modified versions of the Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, which should provide better protect against the Omicron variant of the virus, the European Union's medicines watchdog said on Thursday. The committee judged that the modified vaccines provide a strong immune response against both the original variant, and the …

U.S. authorizes updated COVID-19 boosters targeting newest variants
2 years, 4 months ago

U.S. authorizes updated COVID-19 boosters targeting newest variants

LA Times  

The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common Omicron strains. “Give a clear, forward-looking set of expectations.” Here’s the rub: The original vaccines still offer strong protection against severe disease and death from COVID-19 for most generally healthy people, especially if they got that important first booster dose. First, FDA …

Tweaked COVID boosters close but how much will they help?
2 years, 4 months ago

Tweaked COVID boosters close but how much will they help?

Associated Press  

COVID-19 vaccines tweaked to better match today’s omicron threat are expected to roll out in a few weeks but still up in the air is how much benefit the booster shots will offer, who should get one -- and how soon. Dr. Peter Marks, the FDA’s vaccine chief, said Thursday that once authorized, the tweaked boosters could help right away …

Tackling the new variants
2 years, 4 months ago

Tackling the new variants

Hindustan Times  

The first redesigned coronavirus vaccine was approved for use this week when authorities in the United Kingdom cleared a Moderna dose that the company adapted to create immunity against the Omicron variant. The vaccine is a 50-50 formulation of Moderna’s 2020 product, designed on the Sars-CoV-2 variant that first spread around the world, and of a new dose developed using …

The hunt for a universal Covid-19 vaccine
2 years, 5 months ago

The hunt for a universal Covid-19 vaccine

BBC  

The hunt for a universal Covid-19 vaccine Getty Images The first Covid-19 vaccines that work on all variants might be available as early as 2024. Getty Images Many coronaviruses that can infect humans, such as Mers, are in the beta genus Variant-proof vaccines All scientists agree that a truly universal vaccine, which could protect against every single coronavirus that might …

Three myths about COVID-19 — and the biggest challenge that lies ahead
2 years, 5 months ago

Three myths about COVID-19 — and the biggest challenge that lies ahead

ABC  

As an immunologist with four decades of research on antibodies under my belt, I always felt like I had a pretty good handle on COVID-19. COVID-19 left me with a serious heart complication that occurs in 2 per cent of infected people, with the risk not diminished by immunisation or prior infection. Unfortunately, vaccination didn't seem to help: the cumulative …

Exclusive: Coming soon, second generation, variant specific anti-Covid vaccine
2 years, 6 months ago

Exclusive: Coming soon, second generation, variant specific anti-Covid vaccine

India Today  

The Centre has invested in developing a strain specific vaccine that would help in countering the changing nature of coronavirus. An official who facilitated developing this ecosystem for second generation vaccines told India Today that research and development work is underway to develop strain-specific vaccines in India. A bivalent vaccine will target the specific spike mutations seen in the Omicron …

Will Americans have the right COVID-19 vaccine this fall? Maybe
2 years, 6 months ago

Will Americans have the right COVID-19 vaccine this fall? Maybe

LA Times  

A man walks underneath the marquee of the Alex Theatre in Glendale. Determining which recipe should go into those doses to induce optimal protection — the vaccine’s “composition” — is an exercise in educated guesswork. Getting a timely and accurate fix on all this “is truly a challenge, and it is science at its hardest,” Dr. Peter Marks, the U.S. …

Multipronged vaccine protects against COVID virus family members — even some still in hiding
2 years, 6 months ago

Multipronged vaccine protects against COVID virus family members — even some still in hiding

LA Times  

Researchers at Caltech have devised an experimental vaccine that targets an array of coronaviruses and variants in a single shot. “We’ve had three pandemics or epidemics in the past 20 years: first SARS, then MERS, then SARS-CoV-2,” said Caltech biochemist Pamela Bjorkman, who led the new work. More outbreaks sparked by “spillover events” are inevitable, she said, and “we want …

WHO: COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world
2 years, 6 months ago

WHO: COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18% in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organization. The biggest weekly rise in new COVID-19 cases was seen in the Middle East, where they increased by 47%, according to the report released late Wednesday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …

COVID-19 changing, not over yet; tough to analyse future emerging variants: WHO
2 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19 changing, not over yet; tough to analyse future emerging variants: WHO

India TV News  

Highlights COVID19, driven by BA.4 and BA.5, cases are on the rise in 110 countries, the WHO said This has caused the overall global cases to increase by 20 per cent, it said Health workers and older people in lower-income countries remain unvaccinated, the WHO expressed COVID-19 pandemic is changing, but is not over yet, the World Health Organisation said …

COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world, WHO reports
2 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world, WHO reports

LA Times  

Adm. Rachel Levine, the Department of Health and Human Services assistant secretary for health, watches a pediatric vaccination in Miami on June 28. The worldwide number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18% in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organization. The United Nations health agency said in its latest …

FDA advisers recommend updating COVID booster shots for fall
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA advisers recommend updating COVID booster shots for fall

Associated Press  

At least some U.S. adults may get updated COVID-19 shots this fall, as government advisers voted Tuesday that it’s time to tweak booster doses to better match the most recent virus variants. Their combination shots, what scientists call “bivalent” vaccines, substantially boosted levels of antibodies capable of fighting that variant, more than simply giving another dose of today’s vaccine. Marks …

FDA grapples with whether to modify COVID vaccine for fall
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA grapples with whether to modify COVID vaccine for fall

LA Times  

The Food and Drug Administration will debate Tuesday whether it’s time to update COVID vaccine formulas. “This is science at its toughest,” said FDA vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks, adding that a final decision is expected within days of the advisory panel’s recommendation. In an analysis prepared for Tuesday’s meeting, FDA officials acknowledged targeting last winter’s version of Omicron is …

Still far from normal: Covid-19 cases rising rapidly in 36 countries
2 years, 8 months ago

Still far from normal: Covid-19 cases rising rapidly in 36 countries

India Today  

Even as world leaders debated Covid-19 related issues at a virtual summit on Thursday, May 12, the pandemic has not shown any signs of disappearing from our lives. The latest data shows: New cases are still rising in 89 countries, including the US, weekly trends show. The latest weekly situation report of the WHO said during the week through May …

The AP Interview: US ‘vulnerable’ to COVID without new shots
2 years, 8 months ago

The AP Interview: US ‘vulnerable’ to COVID without new shots

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha issued a dire warning Thursday that the U.S. will be increasingly vulnerable to the coronavirus this fall and winter if Congress doesn’t swiftly approve new funding for more vaccines and treatments. “That leaves a lot of us vulnerable.” Jha predicted that the next generation of vaccines, which are likely to be …

CEPI Ties Up With Bharat Biotech, Others to Make a 'Variant-Proof' COVID Vaccine
2 years, 8 months ago

CEPI Ties Up With Bharat Biotech, Others to Make a 'Variant-Proof' COVID Vaccine

The Quint  

"BBIL has successfully commercialised a universal COVID-19 vaccine for adults and children. The University of Sydney will provide a framework for pre-clinical assessment of vaccine candidates, together with access to Australia's world-class early phase clinical trial community," said Professor James Triccas, Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases, The University of Sydney. "Our technological platform for innovative protein designs was used in …

Op-Ed: COVID vaccines need to be evolving much faster
2 years, 8 months ago

Op-Ed: COVID vaccines need to be evolving much faster

LA Times  

The virus that brought us COVID-19 is now going through accelerated evolution. The Omicron wave was by far the worst yet for the United States, with, at its peak, well over 1 million new cases a day, nearly 160,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations, and almost 4,000 deaths per day. Accordingly, in recent months since Omicron was first recognized in the United States …

COVID is Here to Stay In a Milder Endemic Form, So Will Masking and Vaccination
2 years, 8 months ago

COVID is Here to Stay In a Milder Endemic Form, So Will Masking and Vaccination

News 18  

On my long flight to the US a couple of weeks ago, I had plenty of time to think about the COVID pandemic and ponder how things were last year this time, how it is now and how would it be a year from now. All these measures helped us considerably in facing the third wave, which came on the …

WHO warns coronavirus is far from settling into endemic situation
2 years, 9 months ago

WHO warns coronavirus is far from settling into endemic situation

Al Jazeera  

WHO official says COVID is still capable of causing huge epidemics. COVID-19 is far from becoming an endemic disease and could still trigger large outbreaks around the globe, the World Health Organization said. “I certainly do not believe we’ve reached anything close to an endemic situation with this virus,” Ryan told a question-and-answer session on the WHO’s social media channels. …

Is Covid-19 endemic yet? Experts aren’t so sure
2 years, 9 months ago

Is Covid-19 endemic yet? Experts aren’t so sure

CNN  

This is the weekly edition of CNN’s coronavirus newsletter. “I think we’ve done a huge disservice using the word ‘endemic,’ frankly,” Michael Fraser, executive director of the US Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, told an audience of mostly public health officers during a panel discussion at the 2022 Preparedness Summit in Atlanta on Thursday. “We tend to think …

Advisers to FDA weigh in on updated COVID boosters for the fall
2 years, 9 months ago

Advisers to FDA weigh in on updated COVID boosters for the fall

NPR  

Advisers to FDA weigh in on updated COVID boosters for the fall Enlarge this image toggle caption FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images In a daylong virtual meeting, a panel of experts advising the Food and Drug Administration came out in general support of efforts to develop new COVID-19 vaccines tailored to variants. "Although …

COVID-19 virus likely continues to evolve but severity reduces over time: WHO
2 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 virus likely continues to evolve but severity reduces over time: WHO

China Daily  

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, attends a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Dec 20, 2021. GENEVA - SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, is likely to keep evolving as transmission continues globally, but its severity will reduce due to immunity acquired by vaccination and infection, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Speaking at …

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