Tag: omikron
Sanofi and GSK: booster shot strengthens defenses against omikron variant
The pharmaceutical companies Sanofi and GSK, which last year stopped developing their own corona vaccine, claim that their experimental booster shot elicits a more potent immune response against variants of…
Latest omikron variants on the rise in Amsterdam
The latest omikron variants of the coronavirus appear to be responsible for 7 percent of the infections in Amsterdam. In a random sample, 13 of the 181 analyzed tests involved…
Booster vaccine against omikron loses strength after three months: chance of hospitalization rises from 15 to 45 percent | medical
The booster vaccine against the omikron variant of the coronavirus loses strength after three months. The chance of hospitalization has increased from 15 to 45 percent compared to the period…
More sore throat, but small risk of loss of sense of smell: omikron variant is less sickening than delta and causes different symptoms
It was already known that the omikron variant is a lot more contagious than the delta variant. The suspicion that omikron is less pathogenic has now also been confirmed by…
Number of corona cases falls to the level of the start of the omikron wave
Number of corona cases falls to the level of the start of the omikron wave The number of positive corona tests continues to fall. The number of confirmed infections is…
Omikron shaft ensures maximum value in cases of incapacity to work
BZ/afp The Omikron wave has ensured a record number of cases of incapacity to work. In February, the cases related to a corona diagnosis increased by 98 percent compared to…
Question to Marcel Levi: “Is it true that young people often get sicker from omikron than older people?”
Marcel Levi is an internist, chairman of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) and professor of medicine at the University of Amsterdam. Is it true that young people often…
Omikron causes a drop in flight ticket sales in January
The recovery of the aviation sector was hit at the beginning of this year by the omikron variant of the corona virus. According to the international aviation industry association IATA,…
Omikron wave revives, number of positive corona tests is rising rapidly | Inland
‘Weighing moment’ for new relaxation next week BILTHOVEN – Now that many corona rules have been relaxed, the number of positive tests is starting to rise again. Significantly more infections…
Corona news: omikron loses power, fewer and fewer infections
There will be a bridging arrangement for healthcare workers who are at risk of losing their jobs due to the prolonged COVID-19. The scheme has been set up for people…