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Covid: can you get reinfected with the Omicron variant more than once?

Are you immunized after catching Covid with the Omicron variant? It seems, you are not, you can be infected several times, a new study found.

Covid: Pfizer's Covid drug Paxlovid available in pharmacies from Friday

After being granted marketing approval from the European Medicines Agency, Pfizer's Covid drug Paxlovid - 89% effective against hospitalizations and deaths caused by coronavirus - will be available from Friday February 4, 2022, in pharmacies.

Covid: WHO thinks it is “premature” to declare victory over coronavirus

This Tuesday February 1, 2022, the World Health Organization warned against the too-hasty lifting of restrictions. According to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, it is too early to declare victory.

End of facemask-wearing in Paris by order of the prefect

Facemask-wearing will no longer be compulsory outdoor in Paris starting from Wednesday February 2, 2022, the Paris Police Prefecture. As a matter of fact, in light of the improving health situation, the decision made by the latest defense council comes into effect.

Covid: intranasal vaccine by the Inrae and the Tours University still under rolling review

Is a genuinely effective intranasal covid vaccine soon to be available? This is what searchers from the Inrae and the Tours University say as they registered a patent on Thursday September 9, 2021 as for a candidate vaccine that led to promising results on animals, including a 100% effectiveness, according to scientists. But where are the clinical trials at? Keep reading to find out more.

Covid: “We are defeating the Delta variant”, Gabriel Attal states

As contaminations have not peaked yet, government spokesman Gabriel Attal announced France was “defeating the Delta variant”.

Covid: the cold can skew PCR and antigen test results

With the winter temperatures France is experiencing, PCR and antigen test results performed outside can be skewed because of the cold, pharmacists warn.

Covid: WHO calls on countries to lift travel ban and vaccine pass for travels

Faced with Omicron, several countries have closed their borders, while others are requiring a vaccine pass to enter their territory. As for the WHO, they explain these restrictions fail to “to limit international spread of Omicron” and recommends the lifting of travel bans, and proof of vaccination to enter these countries.

Omicron: end of the Covid-19 pandemic “plausible” in Europe, WHO said

As the Omicron variant keeps on spreading in the old continent, the WHO considers the end of the Covid-19 pandemic is “plausible” in Europe.

Covid: is anal swab more effective to detect new variants?

PCR, saliva or anal tests, which one of them is more effective to detect stealth variants like Omicron or BA.2? Very common in China, anal swab has not conquered the rest of the world.