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U.K. Approves Covid Antibody Treatment That’s Likely Effective Against Omicron—Here’s What To Know
The treatment, co-developed by GSK, gained approval from the U.K’s medicines regulator after a clinical trial showed a single dose slashed the risk of hospitalisation and death by 79% in high-risk adults with symptomatic infection.
Omicron Case In Nigeria Dates Back To October, Weeks Before It Was First Reported In South Africa
The discovery highlights the uncertainty surrounding the origins of the new variant and suggests it was circulating long before being reported by South African researchers last week.
Severe Covid-19 Doubles Risk Of Death In The Year After Illness, Study Finds
The risk was greater in younger patients and the majority died from causes not normally associated with Covid-19, the researchers said, meaning the deaths may never have been linked to coronavirus by families or doctors.
Covid-19 ‘Is Not Done With Us’: WHO Leader Urges Vaccine Equity Over Boosters Amid ‘Very High’ Risk Of Omicron Spreading Internationally
“The emergence of the highly-mutated omicron variant underlines just how perilous and precarious our situation is,” WHO’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, adding that ending the pandemic will take more than just vaccines.
WHO Says Delta, Boosting Vaccination Still Agency’s ‘Priority’ As First Cases Of Omicron Variant Detected In North America, Scotland
The delta variant is still responsible for over 99% of Covid-19 cases and more deaths occur in the unvaccinated, the agency’s chief scientist said Monday, after Canada identified North America’s first two omicron cases.
Vaccine Shares Soar As Dow Drops 1,000 Points, Oil Tumbles Over New Covid Variant Concerns
The Dow and oil prices fell by 2.8% and more than 10%, respectively, marking their worst days this year.
Travel Restrictions, Stocks Down: Here’s What To Know About Omicron, The New Highly Mutated Covid Variant
Experts believe the B.1.1.529 variant could be more transmissible and able to evade immunity from vaccines.
EU Regulator Clears Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine For Children Aged 5 To 11
It is the first time the regulator has authorized a Covid-19 vaccine for use in young children.
Europe’s CDC U-Turns, Promotes Vaccine Boosters For All Adults As Region Fights Covid Surge
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said Covid-19 boosters should be considered for all adults and could help relieve the pressure from the virus over winter.
‘Firmly In The Grip Of The Covid-19 Pandemic’: WHO Warns European Virus Deaths Will Pass 2.2 Million By March
Covid-19 is now the leading cause of death in Europe, the WHO said, as countries introduce tough new restrictions, introduce mandatory vaccination and reenter lockdown to control the surge.
