Omicron might evade antibodies – but that doesn't mean you don't have immunity

Yurchanka Siarhei/Shutterstock With the highly mutated omicron variant spreading rapidly, people want to know if immunity from vaccination or a prior infection will be enough to protect them against getting infected or developing severe disease. If prior immunity does provide sufficient protection, then precautionary measures to slow omicron’s spread, togetherContinue Reading

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The alleged Downing Street Christmas party held during last year’s COVID-19 restrictions is the latest in a growing list of incidents where those in government appear to have flouted their own rules. The most obvious examples hardly need re-stating – from the prime minister’s former aide Dominic Cummings’ trip toContinue Reading

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Genview Diagnosis medical assistants Crystal Leyva (L), and Keitia Perez administer COVID-19 sampling tests, to laboratory technicians, at Foxconn Assembly on August 13, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Several southern U.S. states, including Texas, Georgia, Louisiana and Florida, have confirmed cases of the omicron Covid-19 variant asContinue Reading

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Beijing Olympics: US-led diplomatic boycott is misplaced

BiksuTong / Shutterstock The US has announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over concerns of China’s alleged human rights abuses. Predictably, Australia and the UK , members of the newly created AUKUS military alliance designed to counter China, followed suit, as has Canada. Boycotts areContinue Reading

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Commenting on the investigation by the Police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct into Devon and Cornwall Police after the Keyham shooting, Luke Pollard MP said: “We are now one step closer to getting the answers we need as a community. People in Keyham and Ford need to knowContinue Reading

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Southwell’s newly-introduced tapeta surface got a resounding ‘thumbs up’ three days ago and six decent-sized fields of handicappers will provide a further test this afternoon when consistent, hitherto luckless Danni California has a tremendous opportunity of ending a vexing run in the Novice Median Auction Stakes over seven furlongs; it’sContinue Reading

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