Covid-19: the Omicron variant would be more deadly than the seasonal flu
According to a new Israeli study, adult patients hospitalized with a case of influenza in 2021-2022 were 55% less likely ...
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Covid-19: Orthos, the new variant that could cause a more serious form
A new variant of Covid-19, both a subvariant of Omicron and a carrier of a Delta mutation, is in circulation ...
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“Kraken”: what do we know about the new variant of Covid-19 spotted in 23 countries?
Kraken, a new variant of Covid-19, more precisely a sub-variant of Omicron very present in the United States, has been ...
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Covid-19: BQ1, this variant of Omicron could soon cause a new wave
The European Medicines Agency alerts Europe to the risk of a new wave of Covid-19 due to a variant of ...
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Covid-19: should we be worried about the BQ.1.1 sub-variant which is progressing in France?
The Omicron sub-variant is still poorly understood by scientists. Its impact on the Covid-19 epidemic is uncertain. THE ESSENTIAL Between ...
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Covid: could the Omicron variant have been transmitted to humans by an animal?
According to a new American study, the Omicron variant of Covid-19 may have been transmitted from animals to humans. Researchers ...
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Covid: was an 80% deadly strain created in the laboratory?
Scientists crossed the Wuhan strain with the Omicron variant. According to them, it is a way of deepening knowledge about ...
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Omicron’s BA.2.75.2 subvariant would evade antibodies
BA.2.75.2 would resist most treatments against Covid-19 because antibodies would not be effective enough to fight this sub-variant of Omicron. ...
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Bivalent anti-Covid vaccines: not enough data to recommend them, according to the WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said available data on bivalent Covid-19 vaccines targeting the Omicron variant are not sufficient ...
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Variant XXB of Covid-19: 3 things to know about this new mutation
The contagiousness and resistance to vaccines of a new strain XXB of Omicron concern the scientific community. THE ESSENTIAL Covid ...
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Covid-19: 3 vaccines targeting Omicron recommended by the French National Authority for Health
A new vaccination campaign against Covid-19 is planned for this fall, with three new vaccines adapted to the Omicron variant. ...
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Covid-19: what do we know about Omicron’s BA.4.6 sub-variant?
While France has been experiencing an increase in contamination linked to the coronavirus for the past two weeks, a new ...
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What do we know about new generation anti-Covid vaccines?
New next-generation Covid-19 vaccines, known as bivalent vaccines, should soon be authorized in France. Their particularity is to also protect ...
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Covid-19: what are the profiles of vaccinated people?
A new study reveals that several factors played an important role in the decision to get vaccinated against Covid-19. THE ...
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A new vaccine that targets Omicron authorized in the UK
A new vaccine against Covid-19, which targets both the original strain of the virus but also the Omicron variant, is ...
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Covid-19: after vaccination, infection with previous Omicron variants offers better protection against BA.5
People vaccinated against Covid-19 and who were infected with the first Omicron sub-variants would have protection four times greater than ...
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Covid symptoms: now what about night sweats?
Omicron's BA.5 variant unsurprisingly causes new symptoms, such as night sweats. THE ESSENTIAL At the last Public Health France update, ...
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Covid: Make way for the new BA.5 variant… and new symptoms
The new BA.5 variant, a subvariant of Omicron, causes more intense and longer-lasting symptoms than previous Covid mutations. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Varicose veins: how to reduce the cardiovascular risks associated with the use of venous sclerosants?
Aetoxisclerol and Fibrovein, drugs used in the treatment of varicose veins, can be harmful to health. The Medicines Agency recalls ...
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Covid – 19: what are the 17 most common symptoms associated with BA.2?
Having become the majority in France, this Omicron variant does not seem more severe than its predecessor, the BA.1 variant. ...
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Covid-19: protection is better after the vaccine and an infection
Being infected with Covid-19 protects the unvaccinated from the virus in the following months. But this immunity would be much ...
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Covid-19: what is the XD variant?
Also called Deltacron, this variant was detected in early 2022. Its symptoms are similar to those of Omicron. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Covid-19: the Pfizer vaccine much less effective for 5-11 year olds
A new study published on Monday points to the low effectiveness of the vaccine developed by Pfizer for 5-11 year ...
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Omicron: do you know odynophagia, this symptom of the variant that prevents swallowing?
This discomfort when swallowing is one of the symptoms reported by people infected with the new variant of Covid-19 Omicron. ...
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Covid-19: should we fear the Omicron sub-variant?
The lower severity of the Omicron variant, compared to its predecessors, has been confirmed by a British study. But in ...
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mRNA vaccines: protection declines four months after the third dose
The effectiveness of the third dose of vaccine decreases over time, but it continues to offer significant protection against the ...
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Cannabis, schools, symptoms, treatments, masks…: the latest news on Covid-19
While Thursday, January 13, 305,322 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in France, and 24,154 patients are hospitalized, Why Doctor ...
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When is the hospital peak expected? The Institut Pasteur scenarios
A peak in hospital admissions, caused by the Omicron variant, could take place "at the end of January-during February". This ...
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HAS gives the green light for Xevudy, a treatment against Covid-19
The drug, based on synthetic antibodies, is intended for people at risk of a serious form. It would be effective ...
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Covid-19: “At some point, we will have to get out of screening, tracing, isolating”
What to remember from the two years of the pandemic? Elements of response with Pr Claire Andréjak, pulmonologist at the ...
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