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Covid: Fighting the pandemic with boosters is no viable strategy, the WHO claims

This Tuesday January 11, 2022, the World Health Organization warms the strategy consisting in fighting the pandemic with boosters is not the right one.

Covid: antigen tests less effective to detect Omicron, according to American health authorities

As the Omicron variant dominates in several countries across the world, are PCR and antigen tests likely to detect this new variant? According to the U.S. health authorities, antigen tests are less sensitive to Omicron.

Covid: the French government confirms Moderna’s vaccine is halted for people under 30

France follows Sweden and no longer recommends to use Moderna’s vaccine in people under 30, following a report from the Haute Autorité de Santé. And for good reason, an increase risk of myocarditis and pericarditis. The French government followed the health authorities’ recommendation and now halts the use of the vaccine for the youngest.