Tag: delta variant
What is the delta variant? What are the symptoms of delta virus?
The Delta variant, unlike other COVID-19 variants, tends to spread more quickly. This indicates the potential for more effective transmission between communities. Health experts warn that the delta variant’s ability…
Covid-19: some ineffective treatments against Omicron
News Posted the 01/06/2022 at 11:35 am, 2 min read The ANSM has decided to limit the use of certain curative and prophylactic drugs against Covid-19 to infections by the…
Is immunity better after a vaccine or after a natural infection?
A Covid-19 infection produces a different immunization than the vaccine, the latter appearing to be more effective in protecting against a new infection. How to explain this superiority of the…
Covid-19: the new health measures effective today
The year 2022 opens with new health measures announced by the government. They concern contact or positive cases, the lowering of the minimum age for wearing a mask, foster care…
90% vaccinated and still no collective immunity?
Collective immunity seemed to be the goal to be achieved a few months ago. Today, 90% of the adult population is double vaccinated … And the end of the epidemic…
Collective immunity: where are we?
Collective immunity seemed to be the goal to be achieved a few months ago. Today, 90% of the adult population is double vaccinated … And the end of the epidemic…
Add another coronavirus antigen to prolong the effectiveness of vaccines?
The S protein was chosen as the vaccine antigen but its frequent mutations weaken the antibodies induced by the vaccination. At the University of California, scientists are proposing another antigen…
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.…
Back to school and COVID-19: “We must stop scaring ourselves”
News Posted on 09/02/2021 2 min read Agathe Thine Journalist – Head of Pregnancy, Baby, Family, Alternative Medicine sections Thursday, September 2 is the start of the new school year…
Covid-19: Delta variant drops vaccine effectiveness to 40%
Europe is once again experiencing an epidemic outbreak of Covid-19 which is on the rise again. The other side of the coin is vaccination campaigns which suggest that vaccines protect…