Etiket: Omicron
The editorial answers you | Omicron at Christmas, 3rd dose at Easter?
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Omicron BA.2 sub-variant | Two experts believe that a sixth wave has already begun in Quebec
Two Montreal public health experts say Quebec has already entered a sixth wave of COVID-19, caused by Omicron’s BA.2 subvariant. Posted at 5:09 p.m. While the interim director of public…
What is the risk of being reinfected by the Omicron variant of COVID-19?
Hundreds of thousands of Quebecers have contracted the Omicron variant in recent months. After a lull, cases now appear to be on the rise again in the province as the…
COVID-19: reagent issues in labs that follow an Omicron subvariant
Quebec authorities do not know how many of the current cases of COVID-19 are associated with the contagious subvariant BA.2, cousin of Omicron. The National Institute of Public Health of…
China faces an outbreak of Omicron
(Beijing) China moved to free up hospital beds on Wednesday to save hospitals from potentially being overwhelmed by an outbreak of Omicron cases that has already locked down tens of…
Omicron BA.2 subvariant raises fears of a new wave in Europe
As most of the health measures are lifted, several European countries are again facing a daily increase in COVID-19 cases, which raises fears of the arrival of a new wave…
acute odynophagia, a new symptom linked to Omicron
Published on 03/14/2022 18:01 Article written by M.-P. Samitier, V. Piffeteau, J. Martin, E. Penot – France 3 France Televisions Acute odynophagia, a new symptom of Covid-19, poisons the lives…
‘Leave, as soon as possible’: Expats flee chaos-ridden Hong Kong Omicron
“Definitive” departures, often in panic and paid a high price: for the past two weeks, a record flow of residents have been leaving Hong Kong, worried about the management of…
Strong immunity to Omicron in Canada, says Dr. Tam
Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer says that as long as Omicron remains the dominant variant of the virus causing COVID-19 in Canada, the risk of another massive wave of infections…
the WHO claims that the Omicron BA.2 subvariant does not cause a more severe form than BA.1
The World Health Organization provided an update on Tuesday on this sub-variant which is spreading rapidly in some countries, including Denmark. Article written by Published on 02/22/2022 19:25 Update on…
Omicron BA.2 does not cause a more severe form than BA.1
GENEVA | Omicron’s BA.2 subvariant — which is spreading rapidly in Denmark in particular — does not “cause a more severe form” of COVID than the BA.1 variant that is…
COVID-19: Omicron causes more hospitalizations among young people
The benefits of vaccinating children and adolescents are felt inside Quebec hospitals. However, despite a science that proves its worth a little more every day, several questions remain to be…
the lifting of restrictions maintained “mid-March” despite the “collapse” of the Omicron wave, says Olivier Véran
Despite the drop in new cases, the timetable for lifting restrictions remains unchanged because “there are still too many” patients in hospitals, justified the Minister of Health. Article written by…
A rise in cases remains possible after the peak of the Omicron wave
Although the peak of the Omicron wave has been crossed in the country, a further increase in COVID-19 cases is possible in the coming weeks due to the relaxations, but…
Peak of the Omicron wave exceeded | Canada ‘in a stronger position than ever’
Canada has now “passed” the peak of the Omicron wave, Federal Public Health warned on Friday, calling however to “closely monitor” the evolution of hospitalizations as the deconfinement already well…
Despite Omicron | Demand resumes for Chorus Aviation
(Montreal) The boss of Chorus Aviation expects flight activity to approach pre-pandemic levels in the second quarter, even if it has been hijacked by the Omicron variant for the past…
“Battlefield” | In Hong Kong, hospitals are overwhelmed by Omicron
(Hong Kong) Huddled under thermal blankets, dozens of elderly patients shiver on stretchers outside a hospital serving one of Hong Kong’s poorest neighborhoods, a grim picture as the health system…
COVID-19: the 3rd effective dose against Omicron, confirms the INSPQ
A third dose of COVID-19 vaccine effectively protects against the harmful effects of Omicron, at any level of disease severity, confirms in detail a new study from the National Institute…
The 3rd effective dose against Omicron, confirms the INSPQ
A third dose of vaccine against COVID-19 protects against Omicron and for any level of severity of the disease, confirms in detail a new study from the National Institute of…
The 3rd effective dose against Omicron, according to the INSPQ
The booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine increases protection against hospitalizations by 80% to 90%, according to a new study from the INSPQ. This protection concerns the Omicron variant. Posted…