Existing COVID-19 vaccines will struggle against the fast-spreading Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the head of vaccine manufacturer Moderna said yesterday.
First reported to the WHO in southern Africa less than a week ago, the new strain has rapidly spread from Africa to the Pacific, and from Europe to North America as dozens of countries have announced travel restrictions.
While no deaths have yet been reported from Omicron, and it could take weeks to know how infectious and how resistant the strain might prove to vaccines, its emergence underscores how besieged the world remains by COVID-19, nearly two years after the first cases
SARAH VINE: Watching the news on Monday evening, I felt a sudden wave of rage. Nicola Sturgeon was on screen, that tight little mouth of hers busy threatening tight new Covid restrictions.
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Camilla at the mosque in Hornsey
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The Duchess of Cornwall paid a visit to Wightman Road Mosque on Wednesday to see how members of the Muslim community have supported vulnerable residents during the pandemic.
Her Royal Highness helped prepare gift hampers, which will be sent to frontline NHS staff, the homeless and refugee children during the holy month of Ramadan.
The period of fasting, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is likely to begin on Tuesday (April 13) – dictated by the sighting of the new moon.
The Duchess of Cornwall also visited the Lordship Lane Primary Care Centre ahead of the Covid-19 vaccine hub approaching its 50,000th jab.
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