Omicron tag - The Hippocratic Post

June 29, 2022

Immune-suppressing drugs and booster vaccination

Interrupting treatment of immune-suppressing medicines, doubles antibody response to COVID-19 booster vaccination: A major clinical trial, led by experts at the University of Nottingham working...

June 28, 2022

Omicron infection is a poor booster of immunity

People infected with the Omicron variant show poor immune boosting against future SARS-CoV-2 infection. These are the findings of a study published in the journal...

January 10, 2022

T cells a key defence against Omicron

T cells a key defence against Omicron: Research from the University of Melbourne and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has revealed T cells, one...

December 20, 2021

WHO’s Science in 5 on COVID-19: Omicron variant

What do we know about Omicron variant so far? WHO's Dr Maria Van Kerkhove updates on the transmissibility, severity, symptoms and ways to protect yourself...

November 27, 2021

WHO: Classification of Omicron Variant of Concern

WHO Statement -- Classification of Omicron (B.1.1.529): SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern The Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) is an independent group of...