Brexit, for once some facts.

[guerney]

A ‘stealth’ Omicron subvariant is now spreading, worrying experts

Here's what the science shows so far about whether the BA.2 virus is more transmissible and how it holds up against available vaccines.

www.nationalgeographic.com

 

[guerney]

Omicron Variant Survives Longer On Plastic, Skin Than Previous Covid-19 Coronavirus Versions

The study found that the Omicron variant survived for 193.5 hours on plastic and 21.1 hours on human skin.

www.forbes.com

 

[guerney]

Stealth Omicron Can’t Hide Its Lethality

Individuals who’ve been vaccinated and those vaccinated who’ve also gotten a booster are less likely to become infected by either Omicron or stealth Omicron, the study states.

www.infectioncontroltoday.com

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron VOC subvariants BA.1 and BA.2: Evidence from Danish Households

The Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern (VOC lineage B.1.1.529), which became dominant in many countries during early 2022, includes several subvariants with strikingly different genetic characteristics. Several countries, including Denmark, have observed the two Omicron subvariants: BA.1 and...

www.medrxiv.org

 

[guerney]

No dining or ski lifts in France without a coronavirus vaccine booster, tourists warned

British holidaymakers who delay getting a booster jab will be refused access to bars, restaurants and ski lifts in France, an official warned last night.Sources in Paris said that a tightening of the French vaccine passport scheme on February 15 would apply to British tourists, despite more lenient

www.thetimes.co.uk

 

[guerney]

UK loses out in production of new coronavirus Novavax jab

Government plans to produce millions of doses of a new Covid vaccine in Britain were dealt a blow yesterday as it was revealed that the first batches will come from India.Initial supplies of the Novavax vaccine will be imported rather than produced on Teesside, potentially undermining a central e

www.thetimes.co.uk

 

[guerney]

More people got reinfected during the Omicron wave in UK than before it emerged, data shows. It means people who've had COVID-19 could get sick again.

"A fifteen-fold greater reinfection rate in the Omicron-dominant era is itself massive," Sheila Bird, a professor at Cambridge University, said.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[guerney]

Daily briefing: Omicron is unlikely to end the pandemic

The pandemic remains volatile and difficult to model, but researchers predict Omicron will not be the last variant. Plus, the terrible toll of drug-resistant infections and Apollo 14’s re-discovered Moon trees.

www.nature.com

 

[guerney]

"Why an Omicron infection alone might not offer the immune boost you'd expect

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/omicron-immunity-1.6336958

 

[guerney]

Supercomputer underscores need for ‘distance’ to fight Omicron | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

www.asahi.com

 

[guerney]

Four Omicron Sub-Variants Now Being Tracked Worldwide By WHO; BA.2 Dubbed “Variant Of Concern”

Four Omicron Sub-Variants Now Being Tracked Worldwide By WHO; BA.2 Now Dubbed "Variant Of Concern"

deadline.com

 

[oyster]

Well, he made it overnight, but now:

Another adviser reportedly quits after ‘meltdown day’ at No 10
Elena Norozanski, Boris Johnson’s special adviser on women and equalities, is latest to resign


I-Yi-Yi-Yi,
In China, they do it for chili
So let's lose an aide
that's worse than the other aide
And waltz me around by my willie.

 

[guerney]

Why omicron variant patients are experiencing ‘different’ symptoms compared to each other

The omicron variant has created various symptoms in patients, raising questions about how the virus may show up in anyone.

www.deseret.com

 

[guerney]

Booster dose of Covaxin vaccine candidate neutralizes Omicron and Delta variants

Researchers evaluate the neutralization potential of sera samples from subjects boosted with the Covaxin against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

www.news-medical.net

 

[guerney]

The ability of individuals to cross-recognize the Omicron spike protein following vaccination or prior infection

Scientists studied the ability of T cells to react with the Omicron spike.

www.news-medical.net

T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 spike cross-recognize Omicron - Nature

T cell responses to spike protein from the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) are broadly similar to the responses to ancestral, Beta (B.1.351) and Delta (B.1.617.2) spike protein in vaccinated, infected and unvaccinated individuals.

www.nature.com

 

[guerney]

Study proposes Omicron variant may be derived from recombination of two early SARS-CoV-2 PANGO lineages

A recent study showed that the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant is a chimera of two earlier PANGO lineages of SARS-CoV-2.

www.news-medical.net

Omicron: a chimera of two early SARS-CoV-2 lineages

The current global epidemiology of COVID-19 is now characterized by the emergence and rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant on a global scale1,2. Despite the variant’s ...

www.researchsquare.com

 

[oyster]

Now another one has gone, that ties Johnson to Churchill - V-sign versus losing V aides. Mind. Hitler had V1 and V2...

 

[Woosh]

Booster dose of Covaxin vaccine candidate neutralizes Omicron and Delta variants

Researchers evaluate the neutralization potential of sera samples from subjects boosted with the Covaxin against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

www.news-medical.net

that goes to show the better response against future variants from vaccines made with inactivated virion.
Yesterday at BBCQT, one woman who declined vaccination made a suggestion for unvaccinated NHS staff: why can't they be tested for antibodies at regular intervals.

 

[Woosh]

Now another one has gone, that ties Johnson to Churchill - V-sign versus losing V aides. Mind. Hitler had V1 and V2...

Some of those who left are due to be replaced anyway.
I don't think we can read much into this.

 

[oyster]

Some of those who left are due to be replaced anyway.
I don't think we can read much into this.

Even if that were the case, the difficulty of getting replacements will undermine Johnson still further.

After all, few sailors volunteer to join the crew on a sinking ship.

 

[flecc]

Even if that were the case, the difficulty of getting replacements will undermine Johnson still further.

After all, few sailors volunteer to join the crew on a sinking ship.

Maybe the RNLI will come to his rescue from their Thames branch with one of their hovercraft !

After all, our heroic PM is battling an unprecedented storm.
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