Latest COVID updates: Moderna working on booster shot for Omicron
3 years ago

Latest COVID updates: Moderna working on booster shot for Omicron

Al Jazeera  

COVID news from January 10: Moderna CEO says Omicron-specific booster vaccine is about to enter clinical trials. “Travellers from this area will still be subject to the health measures applicable to travellers from third countries.” 10 Jan 2022 - 17:53 GMT Moderna working on COVID-19 booster that targets Omicron, CEO says An Omicron-specific booster shot could be ready by late 2022, Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said. 10 Jan 2022 - 15:00 GMT Sweden tightens restrictions as virus surges Sweden announced a slew of new virus curbs as the country registers record numbers of cases fuelled by the Omicron variant. 10 Jan 2022 - 10:16 GMT WHO: More evidence that Omicron causes milder symptoms More evidence is emerging that the Omicron coronavirus variant is affecting the upper respiratory tract, causing milder symptoms than previous variants and resulting in a “decoupling” in some places between soaring case numbers and low death rates, a World Health Organization official said. 10 Jan 2022 - 06:00 GMT Australia to ‘push through’: PM Australia must “push through” a rapidly growing Omicron outbreak, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says, as the country’s total number of COVID-19 cases breached one million – more than half recorded in the past week alone.

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Forgotten but not gone: Covid keeps killing, five years on
2 days, 12 hours ago

Forgotten but not gone: Covid keeps killing, five years on

The Hindu  

Five years since Covid-19 started upending the world, the virus is still infecting and killing people across the globe -- though at far lower levels than at the height of the pandemic. Still with us Around 777 million Covid cases and more than seven million deaths have been officially recorded since the first infections emerged in December 2019, according to …

Covid cases are rising again, but chances of long-term complications are lower
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Covid cases are rising again, but chances of long-term complications are lower

Live Mint  

A summer Covid wave is hitting the country, but there’s one consolation: Your chances of developing long Covid have fallen since the start of the pandemic. By contrast, the risk of developing long Covid dropped to 3.5% with the virus’s Omicron variant among vaccinated people. “There’s less virus to go around, to cause havoc, to persist in the tissues—all of …

Results are looking promising for a combined COVID and flu vaccine. Here’s how it could benefit public health
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Results are looking promising for a combined COVID and flu vaccine. Here’s how it could benefit public health

New Indian Express  

Earlier this week, Moderna announced positive results for its phase 3 clinical trial of a combined vaccine against COVID and influenza. The control groups received a COVID vaccine and a suitable flu vaccine delivered separately. The control group in the 50-to-64 age category were given the Fluarix flu vaccine, as well as Moderna’s mRNA COVID vaccine, Spikevax. The over-65 control …

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 …

COVID-19 hospitalizations in the US are on the rise again, but not like before
1 year, 5 months ago

COVID-19 hospitalizations in the US are on the rise again, but not like before

Associated Press  

Here we go again: COVID-19 hospital admissions have inched upward in the United States since early July in a small-scale echo of the three previous summers. But it’s a far cry from past peaks, like the 44,000 weekly hospital admissions in early January, the nearly 45,000 in late July 2022, or the 150,000 admissions during the omicron surge of January …

Next round of COVID-19 shots in fall will target latest omicron strain
1 year, 6 months ago

Next round of COVID-19 shots in fall will target latest omicron strain

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The next round of COVID-19 vaccines will target one of the latest versions of the coronavirus, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The agency told vaccine makers to provide protection against just one omicron strain, known as XBB.1.5. The three U.S. companies that make COVID-19 shots said this week they had geared up to make the …

FDA advisers endorse updating COVID vaccines to target latest omicron strain
1 year, 6 months ago

FDA advisers endorse updating COVID vaccines to target latest omicron strain

Associated Press  

The COVID-19 vaccines are on track for a big recipe change this fall. Today’s vaccines still contain the original coronavirus strain, the one that started the pandemic — even though that was long ago supplanted by mutated versions as the virus rapidly evolves. While infections have declined, the virus could be a real concern next winter, FDA’s vaccine chief Dr. …

Virus has stabilised but mask up: Former AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria amid Covid surge
1 year, 8 months ago

Virus has stabilised but mask up: Former AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria amid Covid surge

India Today  

With coronavirus cases increasing across the country, the former director of Delhi’s AIIMS, Dr Randeep Guleria, advised going back to the basics, asking people to mask up in indoor spaces with poor ventilation and in crowded public areas. The number of actual cases in the country could be much higher, Dr Guleria said, adding, “We are underestimating the numbers. Most …

First real-world data show Omicron booster kept seniors out of hospitals
2 years ago

First real-world data show Omicron booster kept seniors out of hospitals

LA Times  

Vials of Pfizer and BioNTech’s Omicron-targeting COVID-19 vaccine are seen on a production line at a manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Mich. In the first real-world test of vaccine boosters specially designed to protect against the Omicron variant, Israeli researchers have found that people 65 and older who got an updated jab were 81% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 …

'Consider 2nd Booster': A Request Given to Mansukh Mandaviya During Covid-19 Meeting with Doctors
2 years ago

'Consider 2nd Booster': A Request Given to Mansukh Mandaviya During Covid-19 Meeting with Doctors

News 18  

Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya has been urged to consider a second booster dose for Covid-19, especially for healthcare workers and frontline workers. According to a Deutsche Welle article published in January, a study conducted in Israel suggested that fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine does not offer significant protection from the Omicron variant. Sarah Fortune, John LaPorte Given Professor …

New Omicron sub-variant is mild: Doctors
2 years ago

New Omicron sub-variant is mild: Doctors

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Omicron sub-variant BF.7 wave will be milder than those caused by previous variants, according to city doctors, and there is no cause to fear with people having developed strong immunity both due to the Covid vaccine and numerous variants spreading in communities. Given the threat of the new variant that is quickly spreading in China and its projected …

COVID-19: no need for scaremongering, precautions needed, say health experts
2 years ago

COVID-19: no need for scaremongering, precautions needed, say health experts

The Hindu  

Even as the Central and State governments have called for a general alert over a possible rise in COVID-19 cases, public health experts have warned against scaremongering over COVID-19. Public health experts point out that as the new virus variants coming into circulation are the sub variants of Omicron, which in itself was less lethal than Delta, there was no …

FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5
2 years, 1 month ago

FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5

Associated Press  

U.S. regulators on Thursday cleared doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than age 5. “Vaccination is the best way we know to help prevent the serious outcomes of COVID-19, such as hospitalization and death,” Dr. Peter Marks, FDA’s vaccine chief, told The Associated Press. The FDA decided that: --Children under age 6 who’ve already gotten two original …

After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges and worries
2 years, 1 month ago

After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges and worries

Associated Press  

A year after omicron began its assault on humanity, the ever-morphing coronavirus mutant drove COVID-19 case counts higher in many places just as Americans gathered for Thanksgiving. “It’s making a clear comeback.” Nationally, new COVID cases averaged around 39,300 a day as of Tuesday — far lower than last winter but a vast undercount because of reduced testing and reporting. …

US renews push for COVID boosters as data show they protect
2 years, 1 month ago

US renews push for COVID boosters as data show they protect

Associated Press  

Americans who got the updated COVID-19 booster shots are better protected against symptomatic infection than those who haven’t — at least for now, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. Speaking at a White House briefing expected to be his last before he retires from the government at the end of year, Fauci said what “may be the final message I give …

Pfizer booster spurs immune response to new Omicron subvariants
2 years, 1 month ago

Pfizer booster spurs immune response to new Omicron subvariants

LA Times  

Pfizer’s updated boosters aren’t an exact match to the newest Omicron subvariants, but lab tests suggest they may offer some cross-protection, the company says. Pfizer said this week that its updated COVID-19 booster may offer some protection against newly emerging Omicron subvariants, even though it’s not an exact match to them. Americans have been reluctant to get the updated boosters …

Pfizer study says updated COVID boosters rev up antibody protection
2 years, 2 months ago

Pfizer study says updated COVID boosters rev up antibody protection

LA Times  

Booster shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine sit ready to be used at a vaccine clinic in Townshend, Vt. Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 booster significantly revved up adults’ virus-fighting antibodies, the company said Friday, releasing early findings from a rigorous study of the new shots. Pfizer said people 55 and older who got the Omicron-targeting booster had four-fold higher antibody levels …

New Omicron Variants Not Causing Significant Rise in Hospitalisations, Say Experts
2 years, 2 months ago

New Omicron Variants Not Causing Significant Rise in Hospitalisations, Say Experts

News 18  

The new variants of Omicron, XXB and BQ.1, have not led to any significant rise in coronavirus infections and hospitalisations in Maharashtra, experts have said. Dr Anita Mathew, Infectious Disease Specialist at Fortis Hospital, Mulund, said many of the new patients are asymptomatic. The department had also cautioned that coronavirus cases could rise during winter and the festive season, citing …

New Subvariant Of Omicron Found To Escape Most Antibodies: Study In Lancet
2 years, 2 months ago

New Subvariant Of Omicron Found To Escape Most Antibodies: Study In Lancet

ABP News  

Omicron sublineage BA.2.75.2 escapes most antibodies, a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal says. Bivalent Covid-19 vaccines include a component of the original virus strain to provide broad protection against Covid-19 and a component of the Omicron variant to provide better protection against Covid-19 caused by the Omicron variant, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Time points …

Pfizer says bivalent booster increases antibodies for Omicron variants
2 years, 2 months ago

Pfizer says bivalent booster increases antibodies for Omicron variants

LA Times  

Pfizer Inc. and its German vaccine partner BioNTech said their new COVID-19 booster designed to target the dominant Omicron subvariant produced more antibodies against the intended strains than did the original version of the shot. Pfizer and BioNTech plan to release additional data on the COVID-19 shots in the coming weeks to measure immune responses one month after administration of …

New Covid, more dangerous than ever, may emerge this winter: US expert
2 years, 3 months ago

New Covid, more dangerous than ever, may emerge this winter: US expert

Live Mint  

This winter, don't be shocked if a new, more dangerous Covid variety emerges. Fauci was speaking at an event with the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism.There is always a risk of upsurge in the winter, he warned, so people shouldn't let their guard down. Fauci mentioned how people experienced similar mild pandemic patterns in the summer of 2021, only …

Should I get the Omicron booster now or wait a few weeks?
2 years, 3 months ago

Should I get the Omicron booster now or wait a few weeks?

LA Times  

Vials of Pfizer’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine are seen on a production line at a manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Mich. Omicron-targeting COVID-19 boosters are now available, but many are wondering: Should they get the shots immediately or wait to time them closer to the holidays? “I wouldn’t delay for people who are at high risk.” Dr. Robert Wachter, chair of UC …

Op-Ed: How helpful will the new COVID booster really be?
2 years, 4 months ago

Op-Ed: How helpful will the new COVID booster really be?

LA Times  

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of Omicron-specific vaccines and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention followed, recommending updated boosters for everyone age 12 and up who has gotten at least two doses of the original COVID vaccines. The FDA had no choice but to authorize the use of the Omicron-specific COVID shots, since its …

Can you catch Covid twice? How likely you are to catch the virus again
2 years, 4 months ago

Can you catch Covid twice? How likely you are to catch the virus again

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Danny Altmann, a professor of immunology at Imperial College London, told The Guardian, Omicron is …

EXPLAINER: Should you get a new COVID booster? If so, when?
2 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: Should you get a new COVID booster? If so, when?

Associated Press  

John Wherry will wait until later in the fall to consider getting an updated COVID-19 booster. It’s the kind of calculation many Americans will face as booster shots that target currently circulating omicron strains become available to a population with widely varying risks and levels of immunity. Some advise at least three months, another said someone who’s not at high …

Omicron-specific boosters are here: How effective will these vaccines be in the fight against COVID-19?
2 years, 4 months ago

Omicron-specific boosters are here: How effective will these vaccines be in the fight against COVID-19?

Firstpost  

The new booster shots — one by Moderna and another from Pfizer-BioNTech – are specifically tailored to combat the two most recent and contagious Omicron subvariants, BA4 and BA5 On 31 August 2022, the Food and Drug Administration authorised the use of updated COVID-19 booster shots that are specifically tailored to combat the two most recent and contagious Omicron subvariants, …

New vaccines approved, booster campaign to start in September
2 years, 4 months ago

New vaccines approved, booster campaign to start in September

Dutch News  

The new Pfizer and Moderna booster vaccines have been given approval by the European Medicines Agency for over-12s, and another booster campaign is planned for the second half of September. Although the current vaccines protect against serious sickness, they have become less good at protecting against a coronavirus infection due to mutations in the virus, reports NOS. The EMA expects …

New vaccines approved, booster campaign to start in September
2 years, 4 months ago

New vaccines approved, booster campaign to start in September

Dutch News  

The new Pfizer and Moderna booster vaccines have been given approval by the European Medicines Agency for over-12s, and another booster campaign is planned for the second half of September. Although the current vaccines protect against serious sickness, they have become less good at protecting against a coronavirus infection due to mutations in the virus, reports NOS. The EMA expects …

US CDC endorses updated Covid boosters, shots to begin soon
2 years, 4 months ago

US CDC endorses updated Covid boosters, shots to begin soon

India Today  

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday endorsed updated Covid-19 boosters, opening the way for a fall vaccination campaign that could blunt a winter surge if enough Americans roll up their sleeves. The CDC’s advisers struggled with who should get the new boosters and when because only a similarly tweaked vaccine, not the exact recipe, has been …

CDC endorses updated COVID boosters, shots to begin soon
2 years, 4 months ago

CDC endorses updated COVID boosters, shots to begin soon

Associated Press  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday endorsed updated COIVD-19 boosters, opening the way for a fall vaccination campaign that could blunt a winter surge if enough Americans roll up their sleeves. “I think they’re going to be an effective tool for disease prevention this fall and into the winter,” said CDC adviser Dr. Matthew Daley of Kaiser …

CDC Recommends Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Targeting Omicron Strains
2 years, 4 months ago

CDC Recommends Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Targeting Omicron Strains

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING New COVID-19 boosters that target today’s most common omicron strains are set to begin soon after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the updated shots Thursday. The decision by CDC Director Rochelle Walensky came shortly after the agency’s advisers said if enough people roll up their sleeves, the shots could blunt a winter surge. The …

EU regulator clears tweaked versions of COVID vaccines
2 years, 4 months ago

EU regulator clears tweaked versions of COVID vaccines

Associated Press  

LONDON — The European Medicines Agency has recommended the authorization of two coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Inc., tweaked to include protection against an early version of the omicron variant. In a statement on Thursday, the EU drug regulator said the two messenger RNA boosters offered protection both against the original version of COVID-19 and the omicron subvariant …

CDC endorses booster shots that target Omicron for Americans 12 and up
2 years, 4 months ago

CDC endorses booster shots that target Omicron for Americans 12 and up

LA Times  

The United States will replace most of its COVID-19 booster shots with updated versions that target the dominant Omicron strains and streamline its ongoing vaccination campaign, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday. Going forward, Americans will be considered “up to date” with their COVID-19 vaccinations after receiving the bivalent booster, regardless of the total number of shots …

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 …

US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants
2 years, 4 months ago

US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common omicron strain. Even people who had an earlier omicron version still can get reinfected so “you should definitely go for the booster even if you’ve been infected in the last year,” added Pekosz. Pfizer and Moderna have previously brewed vaccine …

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 …

US approves updated COVID boosters targeting Omicron variants
2 years, 4 months ago

US approves updated COVID boosters targeting Omicron variants

Al Jazeera  

Drugmaker Pfizer said it has doses ready to ship and can deliver up to 15 million shots by the end of next week. The United States has authorised booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccines that target the most common Omicron strain, and shots could be available within days. “You’ll see me at the front of the line,” FDA vaccine chief …

When can I get my Omicron booster in California? Here’s what we know
2 years, 4 months ago

When can I get my Omicron booster in California? Here’s what we know

LA Times  

Doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared during a clinic on Nov. 17 in El Monte. “Because vaccinations do remain our best defense against severe illness, we’re pleased to report that the updated Omicron vaccine boosters should be available very soon,” Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Tuesday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Wednesday authorized …

Omicron COVID-19 booster shots are coming: Will they be a game-changer?
2 years, 4 months ago

Omicron COVID-19 booster shots are coming: Will they be a game-changer?

LA Times  

Nurse Jerrold Sarte gives Dr. Bahareh Gordon her second booster shot at a vaccination clinic at Balboa Sports Complex in Encino on May 21. The next generation of COVID-19 booster shots — tailored specifically to combat the super-infectious family of Omicron subvariants — could roll out early next month. The Omicron booster, Jha added, represents a potentially substantial upgrade in …

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

Tweaked COVID boosters are close, but how much will they help?

LA Times  

Pre-loaded syringes are ready for use at a school in New Orleans. Dr. Peter Marks, the FDA’s vaccine chief, said Thursday that once authorized, the tweaked boosters could help right away — while BA.5 infections still are too high — and hopefully blunt yet another winter surge. To evaluate the combo shots, the FDA is using data from human testing …

Pfizer seeks OK of COVID booster that targets Omicron
2 years, 4 months ago

Pfizer seeks OK of COVID booster that targets Omicron

LA Times  

A health worker administers a dose of Pfizer’s Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine in Reading, Pa. Pfizer has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its combination COVID-19 shot that adds protection against Omicron subvariants. Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against Omicron subvariants, a key step toward opening a fall booster campaign. The U.S. has …

As Australia passes another COVID peak, what comes after Omicron remains a mystery
2 years, 4 months ago

As Australia passes another COVID peak, what comes after Omicron remains a mystery

ABC  

Omicron has dominated COVID-19 cases since it was detected last November, but scientists say it's unlikely to be the last variant we grapple with. "I would like to think that as the level of general immunity across the globe increases just through vaccination and infection, that that basic level of immunity would still mean that we're less likely to have …

Omicron-specific COVID-19 booster may be available in a few weeks, officials say
2 years, 4 months ago

Omicron-specific COVID-19 booster may be available in a few weeks, officials say

LA Times  

Michael Stremfel, owner of Flintridge Pharmacy in La Canada, prepares a COVID-19 booster in November 2021. The Omicron-specific COVID-19 booster may be available in a few weeks, assuming federal agencies sign off on the new shot, a top White House COVID-19 official said this week. The booster has been widely expected for months, especially since the latest dominant Omicron subvariant, …

Omicron-targeted COVID vaccine gets approval: All you need to know
2 years, 4 months ago

Omicron-targeted COVID vaccine gets approval: All you need to know

Live Mint  

Late last year, the Omicron COVID variant was first spotted in South Africa and within months, it became the dominant coronavirus strain the world over. Owing to this, the experts have been working on an Omicron-specific vaccine that became a reality recently with Moderna Inc. receiving approval from the UK government for a Covid-19 booster shot that targets omicron. The …

British regulator 1st to OK Moderna’s updated COVID booster
2 years, 4 months ago

British regulator 1st to OK Moderna’s updated COVID booster

Associated Press  

LONDON — British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine that includes protection against the omicron variant, which the government said would be offered to people aged 50 and over starting in the fall. In a statement on Monday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said it had given …

British regulator 1st to OK Moderna’s updated booster that targets Omicron
2 years, 4 months ago

British regulator 1st to OK Moderna’s updated booster that targets Omicron

LA Times  

A vial of Moderna’s original COVID-19 vaccine. In a statement Monday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said it had given the green light to Moderna’s combination “bivalent” vaccine, which will be used as an adult booster shot. British regulators said the side effects were similar to those seen for Moderna’s original booster shot and were typically “mild and self-resolving.” …

Omicron BA.5 dominant subvariant, Covid hospitalisations rising, says WHO expert
2 years, 5 months ago

Omicron BA.5 dominant subvariant, Covid hospitalisations rising, says WHO expert

Hindustan Times  

Omicron, the latest variant of concern, is dominant worldwide, the World Health Organization’s infectious disease epidemiologist, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, has said, underlining that about half of the cases are linked to BA.5 sublineage. It’s the fifth or sixth week in a row where we’re seeing increases in the reported number of cases,” the world health body expert said in …

U.S. rules out summer COVID boosters to focus on fall campaign
2 years, 5 months ago

U.S. rules out summer COVID boosters to focus on fall campaign

LA Times  

U.S. regulators say they are no longer considering authorizing second COVID-19 booster shots for all adults under 50 this summer. U.S. regulators said Friday they are no longer considering authorizing a second COVID-19 booster shot for all adults under 50 this summer, focusing instead on revamped vaccines for the fall that will target the newest coronavirus subvariants. The announcement means …

White House urges caution on COVID variants, pushes boosters
2 years, 5 months ago

White House urges caution on COVID variants, pushes boosters

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is calling on people to exercise renewed caution about COVID-19, emphasizing the importance of getting booster shots for those who are eligible and wearing masks indoors as two new highly transmissible variants are spreading rapidly across the country. “If you’re over 50 and you haven’t gotten the shot this year, you should go get a …

Experts call for more Covid tests to check spread of Omicron’s sub variant
2 years, 6 months ago

Experts call for more Covid tests to check spread of Omicron’s sub variant

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The presence of Omicron’s sub variant BA.2.75 has been traced in nine states and infects even those who were exposed to Covid-19 earlier and those who took Covid jabs. Following this, health experts have suggested to the AP government to take up more Covid tests and administer booster dose to the people in order to be safe. Experts say …

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