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Reinfection risk with Omicron is 5.4 times greater than Delta: Study
Amid various studies claiming that Omicron causes only mild disease, a new study shows that there is "no evidence" that Omicron is less severe...
Closing schools should be last resort in Omicron fight: Unicef
Closing of schools across the world should be the last resort in the fight against the fast-spreading Omicron Covid-19 variant, outgoing Unicef Executive Director...
Ireland announces new restrictive measures
The Irish government has announced a number of new restrictive health measures in order to control the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of...
Novavax vax 90% effective at preventing Covid infections
Novavax's Covid-19 vaccine is 90 per cent effective at preventing Covid-19 illness, according to results from a Phase 3 clinical trial.
In addition to being...
Global Covid caseload tops 272.8 mn
The global coronavirus caseload has topped 272.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.33 million and vaccinations to over 8.58 billion,...
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