Etiket: Omicron
the European Union reserves 15 million doses of the new version of Moderna’s vaccine, adapted to the Omicron variant
These doses are part of the global order for 460 million doses, placed with American biotech by the European Commission, since the start of the pandemic. Article written by Posted…
Beyond Rouyn-Noranda and Omicron
From Alpha to Omega. From beginning to end. This hallowed expression brings us back to the use of the ancient Greek alphabet. We especially wonder how many letters fit between…
The Omicron variant of COVID-19 has infected 65% of young adults in the country
More than 17 million Canadians have been infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. This represents more than 100,000 contaminations per day since the arrival of this strain in…
United States | Experts recommend booster vaccine specifically for Omicron
(Washington) A committee of American experts spoke out on Tuesday in favor of a vaccine recall specifically targeting Omicron, auguring a need for annual injections against COVID-19, like the flu.…
Predominant Omicron subvariants in Quebec
The three new Omicron subvariants that are causing an increase in infections in Europe and the United States now account for just over half of the cases in Quebec. Despite…
COVID-19: Omicron is relatively less dangerous than other variants
This text is taken from the June 20 Coronavirus Courier, the last in the series. To subscribe to one of our newsletters, click here. Omicron would cause fewer long-term symptoms…
A new Moderna vaccine against COVID-19 more effective against the Omicron variant?
This text is taken from our newsletter “Le Courrier du coronavirus” of June 13, 2022. To subscribe, click here. Pharmaceutical company Moderna boasted last week that its second-generation COVID-19 vaccine…
what we know about the two new sub-variants of Omicron discovered in South Africa
When will the Covid-19 pandemic end? The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated on May 4 that two subvariants of Omicron, identified in South Africa, were behind the fifth wave hitting…
what we know about the two new sub-variants of Omicron discovered in South Africa
When will the Covid-19 pandemic end? The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated on May 4 that two subvariants of Omicron, identified in South Africa, were behind the fifth wave hitting…
what we know about the two new sub-variants of Omicron discovered in South Africa
When will the Covid-19 pandemic end? The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated on May 4 that two subvariants of Omicron, identified in South Africa, were behind the fifth wave hitting…
[COVID-19] People vaccinated and infected with Omicron have stronger immune protection
This text is taken from our newsletter “Le Courrier du coronavirus” of May 9, 2022. To subscribe, click here. People vaccinated and nevertheless infected with the Omicron variant subsequently have…
The long COVID even with Omicron
You have an 8% chance of developing the condition if you are vaccinated, according to new data Posted at 7:00 a.m. Vincent Brousseau-Pouliot The Press What is the probability of…
“We are coming out of this 5th Omicron wave but the pandemic is not over”, says Jean-François Delfraissy
Published on 06/05/2022 08:52 Update on 06/05/2022 08:53 Article written by Guest of franceinfo, Friday, the president of the Scientific Council indicates that the 5th wave of Covid-19 was “a…
transmissibility, immunity, mutation… What do we know about Omicron, nearly six months after its appearance?
The Omicron variant has spread across the planet faster than any previous variant of Sars-CoV-2 before it. Detected in early November in Botswana, it swept over France in the midst…
Variant Omicron | Moderna hopes to be able to offer an updated vaccine in the fall
Moderna hopes to offer an updated COVID-19 booster vaccine in the fall that will combine its original vaccine with protection against the Omicron variant. The company reported a preliminary hint…
Sore throat, hoarse voice: the symptoms of Omicron
A large study published in The Lancet confirms that the symptoms induced by the Omicron variant are less severe, last less long and differ from those caused by the Delta…
symptoms last shorter with Omicron than with Delta in vaccinated patients, UK study finds
The researchers studied the testimonies given by some 63,000 patients, all of whom had already been vaccinated before their infection. Article written by Posted on 08/04/2022 11:46 Update on 08/04/2022…
Your questions, our answers | The Omicron boomerang
All those who have received Omicron particles as a Christmas present see spring coming with less serenity than they would have liked… Should we fear a reinfection? Is this the…
the frequency of reinfections is increased with the Omicron variant
The proportion of possible cases of reinfection now represents 5.4% of all confirmed cases in France, report the health authorities. Article written by Posted on 01/04/2022 15:37 Update on 01/04/2022…
Rapid antigen tests detect Omicron infections later
Several people infected with the Omicron BA.2 subvariant felt that rapid antigen tests were not very effective in detecting their infection. Mutations in this new variant are not to blame,…