Omicron
New coronavirus variant ‘GFX’ remains under surveillance: Immunology professor
Egypt
August 31, 2023
New coronavirus variant ‘GFX’ remains under surveillance: Immunology professor
A new strain of the coronavirus which appeared shortly after the EG.5 variant titled ‘GFX’ is still under surveillance, the…
Moderna says updated booster generated ‘significantly higher’ neutralizing antibodies against BA.4/BA.5 subvariants
Health & Fitness
November 14, 2022
Moderna says updated booster generated ‘significantly higher’ neutralizing antibodies against BA.4/BA.5 subvariants
CNN — Moderna said on Monday its updated Covid-19 booster generated “significantly higher” neutralizing antibodies against the Omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants…
China scraps Covid flight bans, cuts quarantine for inbound travelers
Egypt
November 12, 2022
China scraps Covid flight bans, cuts quarantine for inbound travelers
Hong Kong CNN Business — China has reduced the amount of time travelers entering the country must spend in quarantine…
Covid-19 rebound is probably more common than data suggests, but Paxlovid is still effective
World
August 27, 2022
Covid-19 rebound is probably more common than data suggests, but Paxlovid is still effective
(CNN) – As the coronavirus evolves, the number of treatment options that remain effective against new variants has dwindled. Pfizer’s…
Biden administration will stop buying Covid-19 vaccines, treatments and tests as early as this fall, Jha says
Health & Fitness
August 17, 2022
Biden administration will stop buying Covid-19 vaccines, treatments and tests as early as this fall, Jha says
(CNN)The Biden administration has been planning for how to get past the crisis phase of the Covid-19 pandemic and will…
UK becomes first nation to approve Covid-19 vaccine targeting both Omicron and original strain
Health & Fitness
August 15, 2022
UK becomes first nation to approve Covid-19 vaccine targeting both Omicron and original strain
(CNN) – The United Kingdom has become the first country to approve an updated version of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine booster…
Egypt seems to have reached herd immunity against coronavirus but it’s not forever: minister
Egypt
August 1, 2022
Egypt seems to have reached herd immunity against coronavirus but it’s not forever: minister
The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Acting Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar, said that Egypt reached…
Coronavirus vaccine can be obtained 3 months after recovery: official
Egypt
July 27, 2022
Coronavirus vaccine can be obtained 3 months after recovery: official
The coronavirus vaccine can be obtained after three months of recovery from the virus, the Ministry of Health and Population,…
BA.5 is causing more Covid-19 reinfections, data suggests, but they don’t appear to be more frequent
Health & Fitness
July 26, 2022
BA.5 is causing more Covid-19 reinfections, data suggests, but they don’t appear to be more frequent
(CNN) – It’s not your imagination: As the rapidly spreading BA.5 coronavirus subvariant causes a surge in infections across the…
With a sniff or a swallow, new vaccines aim to put the brakes on Covid-19 spread
Health & Fitness
July 19, 2022
With a sniff or a swallow, new vaccines aim to put the brakes on Covid-19 spread
(CNN) – Injected vaccines against the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 have been hugely successful, saving nearly 20 million lives globally…