Tag: SARS-CoV-2 variant
What treatments are available for Covid-19?
At the very beginning of the pandemic, only paracetamol was offered to patients with a mild to moderate form of SARS-CoV-2. Since then, research has made good progress and treatments…
A potential new variant of Covid-19 discovered in the sewers of New York
An article published on February 3, 2022 in the prestigious journal Nature reports a new variant of the coronavirus, discovered in the sewers of New York. This one doesn’t have…
This plant-based vaccine shows promise against Delta and Gamma variants of SARS-CoV-2
How to convince the most refractory to get vaccinated? By offering vaccines using different messenger RNA technologies. After the Novavax vaccine, the Canadian company Medicago unveils the promising results of…
A plant-based vaccine effective against Delta and Gamma variants
How to convince the most refractory to get vaccinated? By offering vaccines using different messenger RNA technologies. After the Novavax vaccine, the Canadian company Medicago unveils the promising results of…
Covid-19: after an infection, how long do you remain contagious?
The Omicron variant is spreading at full speed. It is extremely contagious. By the very admission of the Minister of Health Olivier Veran, ” traditional measurements have no real impact…
Omicron: 50% less risk of being hospitalized compared to Delta
A study was conducted in the United States, during a period of mixed circulation of the Delta and Omicron variants. It shows that cases of suspected infection with Omicron are…
Do vaccines promote the emergence of resistant variants?
Many vaccine-resistant are worried about whether the virus will adapt to vaccines and produce mutations to escape them. Are these fears justified? You will also be interested According to a…
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…