Covid Omicron Variant

File Photo: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Vaccine Covid-19" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken April 10, 2020. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Variant-adapted Covid vaccine wins first approval in Britain

AstraZeneca therapy works against omicron; results mixed for Regeneron
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AstraZeneca therapy works against omicron; results mixed for Regeneron

FILE PHOTO: Office workers wearing protective face masks walk in Singapore's central business district, during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
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Singapore mulls Covid-19 boosters requirement to qualify as 'fully' vaccinated

Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Two-dose vaccines induce lower antibodies against Omicron, study finds

World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a bilateral meeting with Swiss Interior and Health Minister Alain Berset on the sidelines of the opening of the 74th World Health Assembly at the WHO headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland May 24, 2021. Laurent Gillieron/Pool via REUTERS
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WHO's Tedros says omicron coronavirus variant highlights ‘perilous situation’

Health Minister Joe Phaahla said at the briefing that infections and positivity rates were rising in seven of South Africa’s nine provinces.(AP)
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EU agency says Omicron cases so far appear 'mostly mild'. Then cautions

Omicron is a wake-up call for Covid-19 vaccine developers
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Omicron is a wake-up call for Covid-19 vaccine developers

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New data shows GSK-Vir drug works against all Omicron mutations

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Omicron vs delta: Battle of coronavirus mutants is critical

The active cases in India have further declined to 111,481, and have been the lowest in 537 days, according to the Union health ministry.(Reuters file photo)
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Fourth case of Omicron Covid-19 variant detected in India

If South Africa had vaccinated a sizable portion of its population on time, this variant might not have become a source of concern for many. Photo: Reuters.
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Omicron is a result of inequity in vaccine distribution

A lone woman walks past the Anzac Memorial as Hyde Park is mostly devoid of people during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
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Australia records first Omicron community case, authorities hold nerve for now

A nurse prepares a dose of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine as the new Omicron variant spreads, in Dutywa, in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
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S Africa's health body sees threefold higher risk of reinfection from Omicron