Blanket vaccine booster programs are likely to prolong the COVID-19 pandemic, as inequity in access to jabs could lead to more mutated variants that drag out the crisis, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warns.
Two studies from Britain published Wednesday showed Covid infections with Omicron are less likely to result in hospitalization compared to the Delta variant, the latest research confirming a trend first identified in South Africa.
Oil prices increased on Wednesday over worries about tight supply and a drawdown in US inventories, in spite of concerns about the possible hit to economic activity from the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
LONDON, Dec 23 Two vaccine manufacturers said their shots offered protection against Omicron, as British data suggested it may result in proportionally fewer hospitalisations than the Delta coronavirus variant, supporting conclusions reached in South Africa. Coronavirus infections have soared.