University of Tartu (UT) cell biology professor Toivo Maimets is set to become the new chief of the scientific council advising the government from 2022, taking over from University of Tartu virologist Irja Lutsar.
Omicron appears to be milder than the Delta COVID-19 strain, if it becomes the dominant variant it could have a positive effect, the head of the government's scientific advisory council has said.
Lead editors of media outlets in the Estonian Association of Media Enterprises named the COVID-19 scientific advisory committee friend of the press at a virtual annual meeting on Friday.
Initial research carried out in South Africa shows that a third dose of coronavirus vaccine helps against the Omicron variant and vaccinated people infected with the new strain tend to have lighter cases, virology professor and government scientific council head Irja Lutsar said.