The European Union drug regulator said Tuesday it will be prepared to approve a new COVID-19 vaccines targeting the Omicron variant within three to four months. European Medicines Agency (EMA) executive director Emer Cooke told the European Parliament that the EMA is prepared if pharmaceutical companies need to modify the existing COVID-19 vaccines for them…
EU: Vaccine Targeting Omicron COVID-19 Variant Could be Approved Within 3-4 Months If Needed
November 30, 2021
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US Regulators Working to Probe Potential Impact of Omicron Virus Variant
U.S. drug regulators are working to explore how the Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus affects vaccines and other products, the acting head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday. “The agency is working as quickly as possible to evaluate the potential impact of this variant on the currently available…
COVID-19 Infections Among Vaccinated More Common, Severe in Immunocompromised: Study
Breakthrough COVID-19 cases are more common and severe in people with weakened immune systems, according to a new study. Breakthrough infections are those that occur in vaccinated people. Immunocompromised vaccinated people were three times more likely to contract COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, according to researchers, who published their findings in…
Australian Man Fined $8,000 for Advertising Ivermectin, Zinc to Treat COVID-19
November 29, 2021
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An individual has been fined three times totalling $7,992 (US$5,710) by Australia’s drug regulatory body for allegedly advertising ivermectin and zinc lozenges to treat COVID-19. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has previously warned consumers and advertisers about illegally promoting ivermectin in relation to COVID-19. “The individual allegedly claimed, on their website, that ivermectin and zinc…
Portugal Probes Local Transmission of Omicron at Soccer Team
November 29, 2021
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LISBON, Portugal—Portuguese health authorities on Monday identified 13 cases of omicron, the new coronavirus variant spreading fast globally, among members of a top soccer club and were investigating whether it was one of the first reported cases of local transmission of the virus outside of southern Africa. The Ricardo Jorge National Health Institute said that…
WHO Warns Omicron Variant Poses ‘Very High’ Global Risk as First Cases Detected in North America
The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning countries that the Omicron CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus variant poses a “very high” global risk, even as scientists with the body acknowledge little is known yet about the strain. “Omicron has an unprecedented number of spike mutations, some of which are concerning for their potential impact on the trajectory…
US-based Company Developing Vaccine That Targets New COVID-19 Variant
November 27, 2021
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An American biotechnology company is working on a version of its COVID-19 vaccine that specifically targets the newly identified Omicron variant. Maryland-based Novavax has already started developing the version, with plans to start testing it next month. The updated formulation revolves around a new spike protein, which triggers a response from the human immune system….
Naturally Immune People at Little Risk of Reinfection, Severe Disease From COVID-19: Study
November 27, 2021
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People who recovered from COVID-19 are at little risk of contracting the disease again, according to a study published this week. Researchers in Qatar examined a cohort of over 353,000 people using national databases that contain information about patients with polymerase-chain-reaction-confirmed infections. The studied population contracted COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, between…
No Cases of Omicron Virus Variant Identified in US Yet: CDC
No cases of the new Omicron virus variant have been identified in the United States as of yet, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus variant was first seen in South Africa earlier this week and has been designated a variant of concern by the World Health Organization, which…
White House: US to Restrict Travel From 8 African Countries Over COVID-19 Variant
The United States will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other African countries on Monday, Nov. 29, in a bid to control the spread of the new COVID-19 variant. The White House, in a statement to news outlets on Friday, said the United States is restricting travel from Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, and…
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