Top news of the week: 21.06.2022.
Rapid evaluation of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic infection with SARS-CoV-2 variants by analysis of genetic distance
A model that predicts the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants, before the acquisition of real-world effectiveness data, may help guide more rapid ...
Macau shuts most businesses amid COVID outbreak, casinos stay open
The world's biggest gambling hub Macau began its second day of mass COVID-19 testing on Monday after dozens of locally transmitted cases were discovered over the weekend, with most ...
Prior infection plus 3 vaccine doses proves best vs Omicron; neurological COVID symptoms can last months
The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review.
Early Omicron infection unlikely to protect against current variants
People infected with the earliest version of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, first identified in South Africa in November, may be vulnerable to reinfection with later versions of ...
Some Omicron sub-variants escaping antibodies from Sinopharm shot - Chinese study
A small Chinese study showed neutralising antibodies against some Omicron sub-variants were largely undetectable after two doses of a Sinopharm COVID vaccine, with a booster shot only ...
Hong Kong reports 1,047 new coronavirus infections
Hong Kong reported 1,047 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, the first time the daily tally has topped 1,000 since mid-April, as cases crept up ahead of celebrations of the 25th ...
Floating Hong Kong restaurant capsizes in South China Sea
Jumbo Floating Restaurant encountered ‘adverse weather’ after being towed away from territory’s harbour
China keeps lending benchmarks unchanged, wary of policy divergence risks
China stood pat on its benchmark lending rates for corporate and household loans, as expected, on Monday, with global central banks' rate increases making it tough for Beijing to stimulate ...