Tag: Coronavirus variant
Omicron: are the self-tests efficient at detecting the variant?
With the end of year celebrations and back to school, the demand for self-tests is high. Is this less invasive and faster Covid-19 screening test still effective against Omicron? You…
Against Omicron, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine 85% effective against severe forms
Against the Omicron wave, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine (also known as the Janssen vaccine) and its booster are 85% effective against severe forms according to a study conducted in…
Are the self-tests efficient in detecting the Omicron variant?
With the holiday season, the demand for self-tests is high. Is this less invasive and faster Covid-19 screening test still effective against Omicron? You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO]…
Covid-19: record of contaminations as the New Year approaches
Never have there been so many cases of Covid-19 in France. A few days before the New Year’s festivities, the fifth wave of the epidemic continues to swell. You will…
Omicron: the different scenarios considered by the Institut Pasteur
Using its computer models, the Institut Pasteur tries to predict the evolution of the Covid-19 epidemic. The latest concerns the impact of the severity and contagiousness of the Omicron variant…
Monoclonal antibodies capable of neutralizing the Omicron variant identified
Omicron reduces the effectiveness of anti-Covid vaccines and escapes monoclonal antibodies. All ? No, American researchers have identified four types which retain their antiviral activity in the face of this…
Covid-19: more than 100,000 new cases in 24 hours, a record that raises fears of new measures
Saturday, Christmas Day, France crossed the threshold of 100,000 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours. A figure never reached since the start of the epidemic! President Emmanuel Macron will…
Omicron variant: what does the first real-life data say?
This is the question everyone is asking: will the vaccines currently available be able to protect us from the Omicron variant? First real-life data is now available. These come from…
Does Omicron also escape treatments based on monoclonal antibodies?
With its S protein with 32 mutations, Omicron undermines the effectiveness of vaccines and also that of therapeutic antibodies developed to fight against severe forms of Covid-19. This is the…
Covid-19: measures to counter the resumption of the epidemic
The vaccination campaign against Covid-19 for children aged 5 to 11 is starting against a backdrop of the resumption of the epidemic boosted by the Omicron variant. With an incidence…