Analysis: Delta variant upends politicians’ COVID calculus
3 years, 4 months ago

Analysis: Delta variant upends politicians’ COVID calculus

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration drew up a strategy to contain one coronavirus strain, then another showed up that’s much more contagious. “The single biggest mistake of the Biden presidency when it comes to COVID 19 was the CDC’s precipitous and chaotic change in masking guidance back in May,” said Dr. Leana Wen, a former Baltimore health commissioner and commentator. It allowed unvaccinated people to have free rein and behave as if they were vaccinated, and therefore we have the surge of the delta variant.” “I think they were naive,” Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, said of the CDC. “If you get sick with the alpha variant, you could infect about two other unvaccinated people,” she said. “If you get sick with the delta variant, we estimate that you could infect about five other unvaccinated people — more than twice as many as the original strain.” Last week, the CDC reversed course on masks, recommending that even vaccinated people again mask up indoors in areas where the virus is on the march, now most of the country.

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‘Still not over’: WHO cautions of COVID-19 threat ahead of summer holidays after US President Joe Biden tests positive
5 months ago

‘Still not over’: WHO cautions of COVID-19 threat ahead of summer holidays after US President Joe Biden tests positive

Live Mint  

New Delhi: With US President Joe Biden testing positive for COVID-19 before the Presidential elections, the World Health Organisation has warned the public that Covid is still not over. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued a warning, stating that vaccination rates among health professionals and the over-60s—two demographics most at risk of dying from COVID—are alarmingly falling. Globally, 9.8 million …

‘Playing COVID roulette’: Some infected by FLiRT variants report their most unpleasant symptoms yet
5 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Playing COVID roulette’: Some infected by FLiRT variants report their most unpleasant symptoms yet

LA Times  

A large number of travelers make their way through Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX during the busy July 4 holiday. Each time you get COVID, he said, is “kind of like playing COVID roulette.” This underscores the need for caution during summer travel and activities, even though the overall risk remains relatively mild. and I can’t stand up for …

Highly mutated Covid variant detected in four countries: What experts said
1 year, 4 months ago

Highly mutated Covid variant detected in four countries: What experts said

Hindustan Times  

A new, highly mutated, lineage of the Covid-19 virus – BA.2.86 has been detected by public health authorities in some countries, sparking concerns of a renewed surge in infections. While, at present, there is no evidence if this version spreads faster or causes more serious illness than its previous ones, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged people …

The resurgence of COVID-19 needs to be tackled scientifically
1 year, 10 months ago

The resurgence of COVID-19 needs to be tackled scientifically

China Daily  

A medical staff administers a second booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine for a resident through nose at a temporary vaccination site in Haidian district, Beijing, capital of China, Dec 17, 2022. Data from Feb 16 shows that only 1.1 percent of people in China had tested positive after nucleic acid testing nationwide, down from 29.2 percent during the peak; visits …

Fourth Covid vaccine unwarranted right now but increased surveillance needed: experts
1 year, 11 months ago

Fourth Covid vaccine unwarranted right now but increased surveillance needed: experts

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Several countries are administering a third and even fourth Covid booster shot but India, where many fully vaccinated individuals have not taken even one, is not there yet, say experts while stressing on the need for a structured and systematic response. If that infection did not trigger enough Omicron-specific immunity none of the vaccines currently available in India …

Vaccines four times weaker against BQ.1.1 Covid variant
2 years ago

Vaccines four times weaker against BQ.1.1 Covid variant

Daily Mail  

A rising Covid subvariant soon to become dominant across the US is significantly more resistant to the updated bivalent vaccines, according to a study. Researchers found that the bivalent Covid booster was effective against the BA.5 variant but only had a fourth of the effective antibodies against the growing BQ.1.1 strain. It is expected to soon take over as the …

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

New Covid variant Delta Plus won't ruin your summer, say top scientists
2 years, 6 months ago

New Covid variant Delta Plus won't ruin your summer, say top scientists

Daily Mail  

Covid's resurgence won't plunge the UK into even more chaos, scientists have claimed amid warnings of a new 'Delta plus' variant. Covid cases surged by 40 per cent in England last week in what is feared to be the start of a fresh wave of the virus, official figures show. Dominant strain BA.2, which was behind nearly all cases when …

This new California coronavirus wave isn’t sticking to the script: Big spread, less illness
2 years, 6 months ago

This new California coronavirus wave isn’t sticking to the script: Big spread, less illness

LA Times  

Palisades Charter High School students ride the Metro Expo line after school in Los Angeles on April 21. “I think, deep in my heart, unless we see a new variant that evades our current vaccine protection, we are not going to need to go back to the more drastic tools we had to use early on the pandemic when we …

The Omicron subvariant spreading across the U.S. shares an ominous trait with Delta
2 years, 6 months ago

The Omicron subvariant spreading across the U.S. shares an ominous trait with Delta

LA Times  

Coronavirus particles are seen under a microscope. A genetic trait that harks back to the pandemic’s past, known as a Delta mutation, appears to allow the virus “to escape preexisting immunity from vaccination and prior infection, especially if you were infected in the Omicron wave,” said Dr. Wesley Long, a pathologist at Houston Methodist in Texas. The Omicron subvariant gaining …

Scientists Worry Virus Variant May Push Up COVID Cases In US
2 years, 9 months ago

Scientists Worry Virus Variant May Push Up COVID Cases In US

Huff Post  

FILE - Fans storm the court at the conclusion of a college basketball game in Champaign, Ill., on Sunday, March 6, 2022. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, told ABC’s “This Week” over the weekend that he also thinks the U.S. will likely face an “uptick” similar to what’s happening in Europe, particularly the United Kingdom, …

New Covid Variant: Israel Records Two Cases Of Unidentified Variant
2 years, 9 months ago

New Covid Variant: Israel Records Two Cases Of Unidentified Variant

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Delta variant has started wreaking havoc in Israel as the country on Wednesday recorded two cases of the new Covid variant, as reported by news agency AFP. The strain, consolidating two sub-variations of the Omicron form of the Covid-19 infection - - named BA.1 and BA.2 - - was recorded during PCR tests on two travelers showing …

Coronavirus updates March 04, 2022
2 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus updates March 04, 2022

The Hindu  

In 2022, 92% of COVID deaths have been in unvaccinated individuals, Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research Dr. Balram Bhargava said on Thursday. Here are the latest updates Study Third Covid vaccine dose advised for immunocompromised people: study A third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for people with a weakened immune system, especially for organ …

Study: COVID booster effectiveness wanes but remains strong
2 years, 10 months ago

Study: COVID booster effectiveness wanes but remains strong

LA Times  

A CDC report looking at the durability of booster protection during the Omicron wave found that protection wanes but remains strong. An early look at the performance of COVID-19 booster shots during the Omicron wave in the U.S. hinted at a decline in effectiveness, though the shots still offered strong protection against severe illness. But researchers also found that during …

Next Covid-19 variant will be more infectious than Omicron, possibly deadlier, warns WHO
2 years, 10 months ago

Next Covid-19 variant will be more infectious than Omicron, possibly deadlier, warns WHO

India Today  

Even as the world limps back to normalcy with the Omicron wave subsiding, experts have warned that the next Covid-19 variant will be more transmissible, and perhaps, more deadly than its predecessors. In a recent press briefing, World Health Organization epidemiologist and technical lead on Covid-19 Dr Maria Van Kerkhove stressed that the pandemic is far from over and future …

China's most used COVID shots effective against Delta variant: study
2 years, 10 months ago

China's most used COVID shots effective against Delta variant: study

China Daily  

BEIJING - China's two most widely used COVID-19 vaccines, developed by Sinovac and Sinopharm, were shown to be effective against the Delta variant of the coronavirus, a study based on real-world data in the country showed on Tuesday. The study did not generate sufficient data to deliver effectiveness readings for the two vaccines separately or by age groups, researchers from …

2 Years Ago, India Saw Its First Covid Case. A Long Battle Continues with No End in Sight
2 years, 10 months ago

2 Years Ago, India Saw Its First Covid Case. A Long Battle Continues with No End in Sight

News 18  

Amid the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, India has completed two years since the first coronavirus case was reported in the country and during this time, it has not just battled the virus but also its mutated variants, even as uncertainty continues to surround the expected course of the pandemic. It was on January 30, 2020 when a third-year …

Covid-19 is less severe with Omicron than Delta, suggests US study
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19 is less severe with Omicron than Delta, suggests US study

Live Mint  

The Omicron variant appears to result in less severe COVID-19 than seen during previous periods of high coronavirus transmission including the Delta wave, with shorter hospital stays, less need for intensive care and fewer deaths, according to a new U.S. study. Despite the steep spike in COVID cases, the percentage of hospitalized patients admitted to intensive care units during the …

COVID19 vaccines offer lasting protection, claims study
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID19 vaccines offer lasting protection, claims study

India TV News  

New research has found that COVID vaccination offers long-lasting protection from the worst outcomes of infection. The study found that the effectiveness of the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines in reducing the risk of COVID-19 reached a peak of about 95 per cent two months after the first dose and then gradually declined. At seven months, the Pfizer vaccine dropped …

COVID-19 vaccines offer lasting protection, claims study
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 vaccines offer lasting protection, claims study

India TV News  

A new research has found that COVID-19 vaccination offers long-lasting protection from the worst outcomes of COVID-19. "This is an excellent example of the wonderful research partnership between the Gillings School and NCDHHS, who are working together to generate the evidence base needed to keep our communities safe," said Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD, Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition …

Omicron quickly overtaking Delta globally in terms of circulation: WHO
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron quickly overtaking Delta globally in terms of circulation: WHO

Live Mint  

United Nations/Geneva: Omicron is quickly overtaking the Delta variant of COVID-19 and becoming dominant around the world, a senior WHO official has warned, with the global health agency cautioning that there is "increasing evidence" Omicron is able to evade immunity but has less disease severity as compared to other variants. It could take some time for Omicron to overtake Delta …

Omicron quickly overtaking Delta globally in terms of circulation: WHO
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron quickly overtaking Delta globally in terms of circulation: WHO

Deccan Chronicle  

United Nations/Geneva: Omicron is quickly overtaking the Delta variant of COVID-19 and becoming dominant around the world, a senior WHO official has warned, with the global health agency cautioning that there is "increasing evidence" Omicron is able to evade immunity but has less disease severity as compared to other variants. She further cautioned that even though there is some information …

Column: ‘Everybody’s getting COVID.’ That doesn’t mean you should try to get it, too
2 years, 11 months ago

Column: ‘Everybody’s getting COVID.’ That doesn’t mean you should try to get it, too

LA Times  

The latest statistics are terrifying. “I don’t believe we’ve seen the peak,” Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the “Today” show on Friday, adding that “hospitals right now are full of people who are unvaccinated.” And yet, in Dr. Roberto Vargas’ corner of California in South L.A., where he’s been helping lead an …

Omicron may be less severe, but not 'mild' - WHO chief
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron may be less severe, but not 'mild' - WHO chief

Raw Story  

-The more infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19 appears to produce less severe disease than the globally dominant Delta strain, but should not be categorised as "mild", the head of the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Speaking at a media briefing, director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also repeated his call for greater equity globally in the distribution of and access …

Study finds fourth dose of Covid vaccine boosts antibodies five-fold
2 years, 11 months ago

Study finds fourth dose of Covid vaccine boosts antibodies five-fold

Live Mint  

A fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine boosts antibodies fivefold a week after the shot is administered, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday, citing preliminary findings of an Israeli study. Israel has already announced it will administer a fourth dose of coronavirus vaccine to people over the age of 60 and medical personnel, becoming the first nation in the …

A record-high number of kids are getting hospitalized as overall Covid-19 hospitalizations soar past the Delta peak
2 years, 11 months ago

A record-high number of kids are getting hospitalized as overall Covid-19 hospitalizations soar past the Delta peak

CNN  

CNN — More children are getting hospitalized with Covid-19 than ever before as the Omicron variant’s dominance intensifies. The rapid spread of the Omicron variant helped spur the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize booster doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 12 to 15, FDA Acting Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock said Monday. “We have staggering numbers here from …

Omicron Has Started Replacing Delta Variant in India, Say Sources
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron Has Started Replacing Delta Variant in India, Say Sources

News 18  

Omicron has started replacing Delta variant in the country in terms of the number of COVID-19 cases and 80 per cent of the travellers who tested positive have this new variant, official sources said on Friday. A total of 1,270 Omicron cases have been detected across 23 states and UTs so far, according to the Union health ministry data updated …

Omicron has started replacing Delta variant in India, say sources
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron has started replacing Delta variant in India, say sources

The Hindu  

Omicron has started replacing Delta variant in the country in terms of the number of COVID-19 cases and 80 per cent of the travellers who tested positive have this new variant, official sources said on Friday. A total of 1,270 Omicron cases have been detected across 23 States and UTs so far, according to the Union health ministry data updated …

Do Vaccines Work against Omicron, is it as Deadly as Delta? FAQs on New COVID Variant Answered
2 years, 11 months ago

Do Vaccines Work against Omicron, is it as Deadly as Delta? FAQs on New COVID Variant Answered

News 18  

The decision to start vaccinating children aged 15 and above in India is prescient as the new variant—Omicron—of the now very familiar COVID-19 is seen to significantly affect children. Omicron has spread to 110 countries, fast becoming the dominant infection in many of them—72 per cent of all COVID-19 cases in the UK and 76 per cent in the US. …

COVID-19 Omicron variant may protect against severe Delta infection, research suggests
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 Omicron variant may protect against severe Delta infection, research suggests

ABC  

Since hitting the headlines in November, the Omicron COVID-19 variant has damaged economies, destroyed holidays and blighted the festive season, but scientists say there may be a silver lining to the fast-moving version of the virus. Key points: Just 15 vaccinated and unvaccinated people infected with Omicron enrolled in the South Africa-based study The research team tested how well participants' …

Omicron accounts for 73% of new infections in US as country reports first death from COVID-19 variant
3 years ago

Omicron accounts for 73% of new infections in US as country reports first death from COVID-19 variant

Firstpost  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers showed nearly a six-fold increase in Omicron’s share of infections in only one week Health officials in Texas said the state recorded the first death related to the Omicron variant, ABC News reported. — Lina Hidalgo December 20, 2021 Meanwhile, Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant …

Health Experts Warn of 'Viral Blizzard' in US as Omicron Hits 41 States
3 years ago

Health Experts Warn of 'Viral Blizzard' in US as Omicron Hits 41 States

News 18  

Health experts have warned of “viral blizzard” in the US as the new Omicron variant is spreading rapidly nationwide and has already been detected in at least 41 states. The current seven-day daily average of Covid-19 cases is about 122,000, a 1.5 per cent increase from the previous week, latest CDC data show. Currently, the US is witnessing about 7,800 …

Breakthrough Infections Generate Strong Immunity to Covid-19 Variants: Study
3 years ago

Breakthrough Infections Generate Strong Immunity to Covid-19 Variants: Study

News 18  

People who are infected after getting vaccinated develop a greatly enhanced immune response to variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, according to a lab study. The results suggest each exposure following vaccination actually serves to strengthen immune response to subsequent exposures even to new variants of the virus. "We have not examined the Omicron variant specifically, but based …

Omicron variant expected to dominate in Europe by mid-January
3 years ago

Omicron variant expected to dominate in Europe by mid-January

LA Times  

The head of the European Union’s executive branch said Wednesday that Omicron is expected to be the dominant coronavirus variant in the 27-nation bloc by mid-January, amid concerns that a dramatic rise of infections will leave Europe shrouded in gloom during the festive season. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, however, that the bloc was well-prepared to fight …

Covid-19: Delta plus Omicron spells trouble
3 years ago

Covid-19: Delta plus Omicron spells trouble

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. “And particularly in the arena of Omicron, if you are fully vaccinated, get your booster shot.” RELATED: Your top questions about Covid-19 and vaccines Why isn’t a booster required for “full vaccination?” Right now, the government is pushing hard for everyone who can get a booster to do so. …

Booster Shot of Pfizer Covid Vaccine Can Cut Mortality from Delta Variant by 90%: Study
3 years ago

Booster Shot of Pfizer Covid Vaccine Can Cut Mortality from Delta Variant by 90%: Study

News 18  

The third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine can reduce mortality due to the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus by 90 per cent, according to a study conducted in Israel. Among participants 65 years of age or older, death from COVID-19 occurred in 60 of 470,808 participants in the booster group and in 123 of 35,208 participants in the …

Opinion: The infectious disease expert who warned us 800,000 Americans would die of Covid-19
3 years ago

Opinion: The infectious disease expert who warned us 800,000 Americans would die of Covid-19

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. CNN — Michael Osterholm is director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota and author of The New York Times bestseller, “Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs.” He …

COVID-19 still found a way into a fully vaccinated crowd. Will Omicron make 'breakthrough infections' worse?
3 years ago

COVID-19 still found a way into a fully vaccinated crowd. Will Omicron make 'breakthrough infections' worse?

ABC  

High school reunions have always been fraught with the possibility of awkwardness. 'Breakthrough cases' are on the rise All of the cases from the reunion are considered "breakthrough infections" — the term given to cases in people who have been fully vaccinated against the virus. "Breakthrough infections are increasing all over the world where you have more vaccination and you …

US coronavirus: The US is averaging more than 100,000 new Covid-19 cases a day, the highest level in two months
3 years ago

US coronavirus: The US is averaging more than 100,000 new Covid-19 cases a day, the highest level in two months

CNN  

CNN — For the first time in two months, the US is averaging more than 100,000 new Covid-19 cases each day, shortly after millions of Americans traveled for the Thanksgiving holiday. The vast majority of new cases in the US continue to be from the Delta variant, but US health officials have detected the new Omicron coronavirus variant in at …

‘The fire that’s here': US is still battling delta variant
3 years ago

‘The fire that’s here': US is still battling delta variant

Associated Press  

While all eyes are on the new and little-understood omicron variant that is popping up around the country, the delta form of the coronavirus isn’t finished wreaking havoc in the U.S., swamping hospitals with record numbers of patients in the Midwest and New England. Delta variant is the fire that’s here today,” said Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the state …

COVID-19: Scientists find reinfections three times more likely with Omicron variant compared to Delta
3 years ago

COVID-19: Scientists find reinfections three times more likely with Omicron variant compared to Delta

Firstpost  

South African experts said that vaccines will still however protect against the severe disease Johannesburg: A preliminary study by South African scientists published on Thursday suggests the Omicron variant is three times more likely to cause reinfections compared to the Delta or Beta strains. “Recent reinfections have occurred in individuals whose primary infections occurred across all three waves, with the …

COVID-19: US reports first case of Omicron variant in California in fully vaccinated overseas traveller
3 years ago

COVID-19: US reports first case of Omicron variant in California in fully vaccinated overseas traveller

Firstpost  

At least 23 other countries have reported cases of the new COVID-19 variant since South African authorities first identified it a week ago San Francisco: The United States recorded its first confirmed case of the omicron variant on Wednesday — in a vaccinated traveller who returned to California after a trip to South Africa — as scientists around the world …

US coronavirus: You don’t have to change holiday plans due to Omicron if you’re vaccinated, Fauci says. But don’t wait to get a booster
3 years ago

US coronavirus: You don’t have to change holiday plans due to Omicron if you’re vaccinated, Fauci says. But don’t wait to get a booster

CNN  

CNN — As the first case of the Omicron variant in the US was detected on Wednesday, health officials are urging Americans not to wait any longer to receive a vaccination or booster to better protect themselves and others. “That’s where we’re hoping we’ll see with the Omicron variant, that if you get your levels high enough it’ll spill over …

Get booster shots as soon as you can, health experts say, as Omicron’s spread collides with the relentless Delta variant
3 years ago

Get booster shots as soon as you can, health experts say, as Omicron’s spread collides with the relentless Delta variant

CNN  

CNN — Health experts are doubling down on pleas for all eligible American to get vaccinated — and boosted – against Covid-19 as the Omicron and Delta variants spread. But here’s the good news: “All of the previous variants, which have also had differences in the spike protein, have responded to vaccines – and especially boosters,” Collins said. “Your best …

November 29, 2021 Omicron Covid-19 variant news
3 years ago

November 29, 2021 Omicron Covid-19 variant news

CNN  

Safeway pharmacist Ashley McGee fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccination at a clinic on October 1, in San Rafael, California. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strengthened recommendations for booster doses of coronavirus vaccine in the US on Monday, saying all adults should get boosted six months after the second dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s or Moderna’s …

Facing Omicron threat, CDC says all adults should get COVID-19 booster vaccine
3 years ago

Facing Omicron threat, CDC says all adults should get COVID-19 booster vaccine

LA Times  

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday strengthened its recommendations on who should get boosters. “Early data from South Africa suggest increased transmissibility of the Omicron variant.” The CDC‘s previous guidelines, last updated Nov. 19, recommended booster shots for adults 50 and older, and made all younger, healthier adults age 18 to 49 eligible for booster shots …

‘False sense of security’ around COVID vaccines: WHO
3 years, 1 month ago

‘False sense of security’ around COVID vaccines: WHO

Al Jazeera  

WHO chief says many vaccinated people wrongly think they no longer need to take other precautions against COVID. The chief of the World Health Organization has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet over and that some people were falling into a “false sense of security” after being vaccinated against the virus. In a news briefing in Geneva on …

Delta AY.4.2 Covid Variant Less Likely to Show Any Symptoms: UK Study
3 years, 1 month ago

Delta AY.4.2 Covid Variant Less Likely to Show Any Symptoms: UK Study

News 18  

A mutation of the Delta variant of COVID-19, classed in the UK as a Variant Under Investigation amid concerns of its increased transmissibility, is less likely to display any symptoms, a new real-world study said on Thursday. The latest results from the long-running Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission study show the prevalence of the Delta AY.4.2 variant has been growing …

Herd immunity "out of reach" due to Delta variant: Health Minister
3 years, 1 month ago

Herd immunity "out of reach" due to Delta variant: Health Minister

NL Times  

Herd immunity against Covid-19 is no longer a realistic goal, Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said in a parliamentary debate on Tuesday. The much more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus dashed the hope that a vaccination rate of 70 percent would end the pandemic, he said, NU.nl reports. But we do want the highest possible immunity," De Jonge said. …

Covid booster vaccine halves risk of catching virus
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid booster vaccine halves risk of catching virus

The Telegraph  

People who have had a booster jab are half as likely to test positive for Covid than those who had their second dose six months ago, new figures from the Office for National Statistics show. The latest data also revealed that unvaccinated people are five times more likely to be infected than those who have had their top-up jab. In …

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