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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…
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]…
Contact case: what is it?
A contact case is an individual who has been in contact with a person who has tested positive for Covid-19 – in this case, there is a risk of catching…
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…
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…