Fourth dose is “not good enough” to completely protect against an infection from the omicron variant, Prof. Gili Regev-Yochay, the director of Sheba Medical Center’s infectious disease unit and a lead researcher on the study, told reporters.
Cruise lines will not be obliged to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of Saturday despite the omicron surge.
Study comparing thousands of patients shows unvaccinated people infected with Omicron Covid-19 variant are less prone to severe illness, requiring hospital care, or dying.
The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is far milder than Delta, according to a new study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The eye-opening data revealed that those infected with the Omicron variant are 91% less likely to die than those who are infected than the Delta strain.
15 million new coronavirus cases reported globally last week among more-vaccinated countries—unvaccinated Africa only region reporting a drop, says W.H.O.
Just a few days after CDC Director Rochelle Walensky admitted that COVID vaccines cannot protect against the transmission and spread of COVID, while also acknowledging that nearly half of all COVID-positive hospital patients were admitted for reasons other than COVID, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla is now claiming that two doses of his company’s vaccine “offers very limited protection, if any” – but that, somehow, three doses is the magic number to protect against serious illness.
California's high vaccination rate of 84% does nothing to stop the now record-level Covid-19 cases recorded in the state, raising questions about the vaccine's efficacy.