Tag: Coronavirus variant
Omicron variant: simple cold or Covid-19?
The symptoms of the Omicron variant are different and, a priori, milder than those produced by the Delta variant. It was already possible to confuse a simple cold with a…
Omicron variant: What does the first real-life data say in South Africa and the UK?
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…
Is a third dose against the Omicron variant sufficient?
Still 6 million unvaccinated in France! The government is trying at all costs to encourage vaccination. The booster dose can now be taken as early as 4 months after the…
The Omicron variant would spread 70 times faster in the bronchi than other variants
Omicron is spreading rapidly in all the countries where it is present, sometimes surpassing the Delta variant installed for many months. Scientists at the Hong Kong School of Medicine studied…
The Omicron variant escapes the serum of people vaccinated with Pfizer and AstraZeneca
Alpha, Beta, Delta, all the variants of the coronavirus that emerged after the development of anti-Covid vaccines more or less escape the neutralizing antibodies generated by the injection. Preliminary studies…
Moderna or Pfizer: which one to prefer for the vaccine booster dose?
The booster dose is now available to all adults who want it. From January 15, it will be required to keep a valid health pass. Pfizer or Moderna, which is…
How could the Omicron variant mutate so much?
The Omicron variant has a bewildering number of mutations. More than thirty in the Spike protein! This is the key for the virus to enter human cells and the target…
Omicron variant: its genome delivers the first information
Still unknown at the beginning of November, the Omicron variant is focusing the attention of scientists who are hard-working its genetics to detect potential clues about its contagiousness and severity.…
Omicron variant: what if that’s good news for the future?
Since its discovery in South Africa, the Omicron variant has been shaking the planet. Border closures, vaccine dose rushes, summit meetings, stock market collapse … What if this variant was…
Covid-19: possible reinfection with the Omicron variant
Questions about the evolution of the Covid-19 epidemic are increasing with the arrival of the new variant called Omicron. Scientists have looked into the risk of being infected again with…