Tag: pandemic
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…
What is the protection conferred by a Pfizer booster according to age?
The vaccine booster makes it possible to awaken the specific immunity to Covid-19 which gradually fades over the months. An Israeli study calculated the benefits of this 3e dose on…
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…
Christmas festivities again under the shadow of the pandemic
Several billion people celebrate Christmas on Saturday, festivities hampered for the second year in a row by the Covid-19 pandemic and in particular by the explosion of contaminations due to…
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…
Vaccination of children: what do we know?
The HAS has declared itself in favor of the vaccination of 5-11 year olds, without access conditions. Children will receive a reduced dose of the Pfizer vaccine. What do we…
Does wearing a mask give you a headache?
Wearing a general mask made it possible to avoid contamination by SARS-CoV-2. Testimonials and anecdotes suggest that a few people may have suffered from recurring headaches. What is it really…
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…
Vaccination of children: what we know today
The HAS has declared itself in favor of the vaccination of 5-11 year olds, without access conditions. Children will receive a reduced dose of the Pfizer vaccine. What do we…
WHO advocates caution at Christmas and wants to “end the pandemic” in 2022
As the Covid-19 pandemic and the new Omicron variant wreak havoc around the world, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, called on Monday, December…