Tag: Coronavirus variant
Omicron: 50% less risk of being hospitalized compared to Delta
A study was conducted in the United States, during a period of mixed circulation of the Delta and Omicron variants. It shows that cases of suspected infection with Omicron are…
No, vaccines are not responsible for the increase in contamination
A recent interview with Professor Didier Raoult is circulating on social networks. She suggests that the vaccination campaign would have increased the number of cases, in other words it would…
Green light for Xevudy, one of the few treatments still effective against Omicron
A new treatment against Covid-19 has obtained the approval of the Haute Autorité de Santé. It retains its effectiveness against the Omicron variant and significantly limits the risk of hospitalization…
Half of Europeans could be infected with Omicron within two months, WHO warns
The surge of the Omicron variant in Europe has raised fears of a wave of contamination affecting half of the population. Observations show a very strong increase in the number…
Deltacron: does the new variant discovered in Cyprus really exist?
“Deltacron” is a term that made the rounds in the media this weekend. It would be a variant of SARS-CoV-2, a mixture between Delta and Omicron, discovered in Cyprus. The…
Do vaccines promote the emergence of resistant variants?
Many vaccine-resistant are worried about whether the virus will adapt to vaccines and produce mutations to escape them. Are these fears justified? You will also be interested According to a…
Flurona: should we be worried about a fusion of the flu with Covid-19?
What is flurona? Contraction between “flu”, the flu, and the coronavirus, should we fear this new pathology? Futura takes stock of what is currently known on this subject. You will…
Why Omicron could be the latest ‘worrying’ variant
Viruses all change over time. SARS-CoV-2, responsible for Covid-19, has already mutated several times, creating many variants including those called Alpha, Beta or Delta. With unprecedented propagation capacity, will the…
“It is highly probable that a new variant will find itself on the front of the stage in the coming months”
The year 2021 made it possible to verify that the SARS-CoV-2 mutations were mainly due to increased transmissibility, one of the normal strategies for a virus to survive. Two researchers…
Flurona, co-infection with influenza and Covid: should we be worried?
What is flurona? Contraction between “flu”, the flu, and the coronavirus, should we fear this new pathology? Futura takes stock of what is currently known on this subject. You will…