Tag: Omicron strain; new strain; Covid-19; booster shot; COVID vaccine
UK approves Novavax Covid jab as fifth in country
Britain has approved Novavax 's Covid-19 vaccine for use in those 18 years of age and older, the country's medicines regulator said on Thursday (February...
England to reopen temporary field hospitals to contain possible overspill of inpatients due to surge in coronavirus cases
England is set to reopen temporary field hospitals to contain a possible overspill of inpatients due to a surge in coronavirus cases, the national...
PM Johnson warns of hospital risk for unvaccinated
Around 90 percent of coronavirus patients in intensive care units have not had a booster jab, prime minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday (December...
‘No new Covid curbs for England in 2021’
England won't have any new Covid-19 restrictions before the end of 2021, health secretary Sajid Javid said on Monday (December 27) whilst the government...
Hospital admissions could hit new high with Omicron: Chris Whitty
Daily hospital admissions in Britain could soon hit a new high because the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading so fast, piling pressure on a health service struggling with staff sickness, England's chief medical officer...
AstraZeneca says its antibody cocktail has worked against Omicron in a lab-study
AstraZeneca said on Thursday (December 16) a lab-study of its Covid-19 antibody cocktail, Evusheld, found that the treatment retained neutralising activity against the Omicron...