Top news of the week: 12.07.2022.
Omicron Strains Drive New Covid Wave in Europe as Measures Fall Away
A Covid-19 infection wave driven by two hyper-infectious Omicron subvariants is moving rapidly across Europe, leading to an uptick in cases and hospitalizations in countries that have ...
Covid learning loss has been a global disaster
Millions of children are still out of school. The costs are stacking up
Moderna Is Developing Two Different Omicron-Targeting Booster Shots
The company plans for shots that target either the BA.1 subvariant predominant in many countries early this year or the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants now dominant in the U.S. and many other ...
What to Know About the BA.5 Subvariant
The subvariant has become the dominant version of the virus causing new Covid-19 cases in the U.S.
Covid-19: Gloucestershire hospitals reintroduce masks
Staff Covid infection rates have trebled at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General hospitals.
Covid-19: WHO urges countries to plug immunity gaps as global infections rise
Senior World Health Organization officials have warned that the global increase in covid-19 infections is likely just the beginning and that nations must plug immunity gaps quickly before ...
Effectiveness of a fourth dose of covid-19 mRNA vaccine against the omicron variant among long term care residents in Ontario, Canada: test negative design study
Objectives To estimate the marginal effectiveness of a fourth versus third dose and the vaccine effectiveness of mRNA covid-19 vaccines BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 against any infection, ...
Coronavirus: Sussex NHS bring back compulsory face masks
The NHS in Sussex says the measure is in response to rising Covid-19 rates across the country.