Top news of the week: 25.01.2022.
Coronavirus
Protesters March in Washington Against Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates
The organizers said they would be protesting mandates, not vaccines themselves. Nearly 210 million people in the U.S. are fully vaccinated, roughly 63% of the U.S. population, according to ...
GlaxoSmithKline Racing to Provide Only Effective Covid-19 Antibody Treatment
GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology are increasing output at a second plant to help meet demand for sotrovimab.
U.S. Steps Up Covid-19 Response as Omicron Slows in Global Hotspots
The Biden administration is stepping up the federal government’s Covid-19 response amid tentative signs that regions that were hit early by a surge in the variant are seeing a slowdown in ...
Effectiveness of a Third Dose of mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19–Associated Emergency Department and Urgent Care Encounters and Hospitalizations Among Adults During Periods of Delta and Omicron Variant Predominance — VISION Network, 10 States, August 2021–January 2022
This report describes COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness time frames among people who received their first and second doses of the vaccine series, and effectiveness of third vaccine doses ...
World leaders launch call for renewed support for vaccination in 2022 as part of the global fight against COVID-19
COVAX, the vaccine pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator), has now shipped over 1 billion doses to 144 countries and territories.
Covid-19: Five Covid-related deaths and 3,476 new cases
The total number of deaths linked to the virus reported by the Department of Health is 3,067.
Covid-19: Six Covid-related deaths and 398 people in hospital
The total number of deaths linked to the virus reported by the Department of Health is 3,062.
Covid-19: Six Covid-related deaths and 404 people in hospital
The total number of deaths linked to the virus reported by the Department of Health is 3,054.