Re-infection risk may be higher with Omicron variant

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Omicron may raise re-infection risk; booster protection documented

The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Re-infection risk may be higher with Omicron variant S..
South Korea reports daily record of over 5,000 new COVID-19 infections

South Korea reported a new daily record of 5,123 new coronavirus cases, as it battles to contain a sharp rise in patients with severe symptoms and stave off the Omicron variant, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Wednesday..
Pakistan reports lowest COVID-19 infection numbers in a year

At least 663 new cases and 11 deaths were reported during the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry. The national positivity ratio of those tested for COVID-19 was recorded at 1.6 per cent, dpa reported. The data also reveals that the nu..
MOPH Marks Qatar Infection Control Week

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), in collaboration with Hamad Medical Corporation and Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), marks Qatar Infection Control Week from October 17-23, under the theme, "Make Your Intention Infection Prevention&q..
Russia marks pandemic high of infections, deaths

Russia on Thursday recorded the highest daily numbers of coronavirus infections and deaths since the start of the pandemic, a rapidly surging toll that has severely strained the nation’s health care system. The government’s coronavirus..
Bill Clinton in hospital for non-COVID-related infection

Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a Southern California hospital Tuesday with an infection but he is “on the mend,” his spokesman said Thursday. Clinton, 75, was admitted to the University of California Irvine Medical Cente..
QF Researchers Find Booster Jab Necessary to Curb COVID-19 Infections Worldwide

Research by experts at Qatar Foundation has produced consistent evidence from vaccinated groups that vaccine effectiveness against mild infection is gradually waning in the months after the second dose. However, there was no waning in the vaccine eff..
Singapore tightens COVID-19 curbs after seeing record infections

Singapore said on Friday it will tighten COVID-19 curbs to limit social gatherings to two people and make working from home a default, in a bid to contain a spike in infections and reduce pressure on the healthcare system. Despite a rapid vaccinat..
COVID-19 infections spread through gorillas at Atlanta zoo

AP Atlanta’s zoo says at least 13 western lowland gorillas have tested positive for COVID-19, including 60-year-old Ozzie, the oldest male gorilla in captivity. Zoo Atlanta said Friday that employees noticed the gorillas had bee..

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