MEDICAL
T-cells can fight Omicron when antibodies fail to, Australian researchers say
New study finds the white cells attack new Covid variant, offering protection and helping prevent significant illness Human bodies have a second line of defence against Covid that offers hope in the global fight against the Omicron variant, Australian researchers say....
COVID: First signs that vaccine protects against Omicron – health minister
So far, Israel has registered four cases infected with the new variant, while general morbidity remains low. There are indications that individuals fully vaccinated against corona within six months or with the booster are also protected against the Omicron...
Pfizer CEO says people who spread misinformation on Covid vaccines are ‘criminals’
People who spread misinformation on Covid-19 vaccines are “criminals” and have cost “millions of lives,” Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Tuesday. Speaking with Washington D.C.-based think tank Atlantic Council, Bourla said there is a “very small” group of people that...
CDC Recommends Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11 Years
Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that children 5 to 11 years old be vaccinated against COVID-19 with the...