CDC advisers recommend Pfizer, Moderna shots over J&J

Summary: What we know — and don’t know — about the omicron variant

What we know — and don’t know — about the omicron variant

 

As cases of infection with the omicron variant of the coronavirus multiply around the world, scientists are racing to characterize the heavily mutated variant to understand how it spreads and gauge new risks during this wave of the pandemic.

Preliminary studies released this month have offered some clues about the effectiveness of vaccines against the omicron variant and whether it causes more severe illness, but much remains uncertain, and more research is needed. 

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Refugees lack COVID shots because drugmakers fear lawsuits - UN documents

British surge seen as warning on omicron; Eastern European vaccination skeptics are showing signs of change of heart

Omicron is starting to eat into Delta’s U.S. dominance --CDC data

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OPINION: Global game plan needed to fight the global covid-19 pandemic

For many months in 2020, Covid-19 was the No. 1 cause of death in the U.S. And deaths this year have already surpassed last year.

Americans tend to see this pandemic through the lens of American losses. But neither the original virus nor the five Greek-lettered variants of concern began in the U.S. Wherever the next more-infectious variants begin, they will inevitably circle the globe.

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Trial begins in England of needle-free Covid vaccine targeting new variants

S.Africa reports record daily COVID-19 cases as Omicron spreads

Fauci: 'No need' for Omicron-specific booster

European Union starts drive to vaccinate children against COVID

Report criticizes failure to bring primnary health providers into a front line role against the Covid pandemic.

 

The Center released a new report finding that the failure to bring primary care providers into a frontline role as responders to the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside the public health system, resulted in many missed opportunities. 

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