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We’re Not In the Pandemic ‘Endgame’ Yet, WHO Chief Warns
The head of the World Health Organisation is warning against pandemic hubris. On Monday, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cautioned that Omicron may not be the last important variant of the pandemic to appear and that talk of a pandemic “endgame” is still premature. At the same time, he was optimistic that this could be…
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10 Photos of Covid Testing Lines Surging Across the World
Countries around the world are anticipating or already facing a new surge in cases, fuelled by the emergence of the highly contagious Omicron variant. Some are opting to reinstate restrictions on movement, others are expanding testing and other resources, while still others are holding firm to their current strategies.
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Omicron: Most Common Symptoms, When to Get Tested, and Latest Booster Data
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading rapidly in the United States. Reported covid-19 cases are sharply rising in highly immunized cities like New York, and experts expect the variant to become the dominant form of the virus seen in the U.S. in as little as a few weeks, following the pattern seen in…
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Early Data on Omicron: There’s Good News and Bad News
The first glimmers of data on the Omicron variant of the coronavirus are starting to come in, and the verdict is decidedly mixed. Early experiments have found that antibodies from vaccinated people are clearly less able to neutralise Omicron in the lab, if not rendered completely useless. But antibodies generated through natural infection and vaccination…