Tag: Omicron

Queensland Govt Denies Teacher Vaccine Mandates Delayed Start of School Term

The Queensland government has denied that vaccine mandates have contributed to the delay of the start of the new school year after it began standing down teachers once the deadline passed for a survey to determine who was vaccinated. This comes as the Australian state has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases since the state…


Omicron Turbulence Looms Over US Airline Earnings

CHICAGO—U.S. airlines have come a long way since the spring of 2020 when COVID-19 brought the industry to its knees. Yet the pandemic will loom large when big carriers report quarterly earnings starting on Thursday. The latest wave of the health crisis, driven by the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant, has caused havoc for a…


Merck Expects COVID-19 Pill Molnupiravir to Be Effective Against Omicron

Merck’s COVID-19 oral pill molnupiravir has a mechanism of action that can work against Omicron and any other variant, a company executive said on Monday. “We’re very confident that it will effect Omicron … This mechanism in molecule (will) work for Omicron, and I would imagine against any variant that comes up,” Dean Li, president…


Europe Loosens COVID Policies as Omicron Takes out Key Workers

MADRID/PRAGUE—The Czech Republic said on Monday it would allow critical workers such as doctors and teachers to go to work after a positive COVID-19 test, the latest European country to ease restrictions to keep services running as cases surge. As the much more contagious Omicron variant becomes dominant and forces hundreds of thousands to isolate,…


PART 2: Dr. Robert Malone on Risks of Vaccinating Children, Herd Immunity Misconceptions, and the Omicron-Vaccine Mismatch

Previously, in part one of our interview with Dr. Robert Malone, the pioneer of mRNA vaccine technology, we discussed his career and the intriguing psychological phenomenon known as “mass formation.” Now in part two, we discuss how the COVID-19 vaccines are faring against Omicron, how the concept of herd immunity has been grossly misunderstood, and…


Japan Extends Entry Ban for Foreign Visitors Amid Rising Omicron Cases

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday said that the government will further extend its entry ban on foreign visitors until the end of February amid a surge in the country’s Omicron cases. Japan has been suspending new arrivals of foreign visitors since Nov. 30, 2021, while returning local citizens and foreign residents are required…


Pfizer CEO Says an Omicron-Targeted Vaccine Will Be Ready in March

Albert Bourla, the CEO of Pfizer, said a COVID-19 vaccine that specifically targets the Omicron variant of the virus as well as already circulating variants “will be ready in March.” “This vaccine will be ready in March. I don’t know how if we will need it, I don’t know how it will be used, but…


Australian PM on Back to School: ‘Once We Go Back, We Stay Back’

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants a consistent set of principles to guide back to school plans nationwide after the Queensland government delayed the start of the school year due to the projected peak of COVID-19 cases. “It’s obviously a key issue for parents as they are thinking about their children going back to school in…


Walensky’s Comments on Comorbidities Among COVID-19 Deaths in Reference to Study on Vaccinated: CDC

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky’s recent comments on COVID-19 deaths were in reference to a study on vaccinated populations, according to a CDC spokesperson. In an interview with Good Morning America on Jan. 7, Walensky said that an overwhelming number of deaths, 75 percent, occurred in people who had…


Move Against Djokovic Unlawful: Australian Government Shoots Itself in the Foot

Commentary If we cut to the chase, the only legitimate interest the Australian, or indeed the Victorian government, have in the otherwise legitimate visit of tennis star Novak Djokovic is whether there is any risk of his infecting anyone in Australia with the Wuhan virus, also known as COVID-19. The same principle applies, with greater…