Two years into the pandemic, is the end in sight?

Mar 4,2022
TWO years after the official start of the pandemic, some countries are now trying to “live with Covid”, however scientists warn that potential new variants and unequal vaccination rates threaten any long-awaited return to normality.
Japan’s top COVID adviser says worth discussing new isolation period
Feb 22
ADVISER Omi suggested the time for isolation, currently seven days for ordinary people and five days for essential workers, ............
China helps virus-ravaged Hong Kong build isolation units
Feb 21
CONSTRUCTION crews from mainland China were helping Hong Kong build two temporary isolation facilities to house thousands of coronavirus patients on Sunday as a senior official declared the city “in full combat mode”.
How long does protection offered by COVID-19 booster shot last? US study answers
Feb 15
Though it’s now well documented that vaccine efficacy goes down after two doses, relatively little has been published on the duration of protection after a booster.
Healthcare waste from COVID threatens environment: WHO
Feb 03
A CCORDING to the agency’s Global analysis of healthcare waste in the context of COVID-19: status, impacts and recommendations, the mainly plastic trashthreatens human and environmental health, ..............
Covax opens new front in pandemic arms race
Jan 25
COVAX aims to break the Covid-19 pandemic in 2022 by ensuring a steady supply of vaccines at last for the world’s poorest countries — and swiftly getting them into arms.
WHO says pandemic ‘nowhere near over’ as France, Germany post record cases
Jan 21
THE highly transmissible Omicron strain has spread unabated around the world, pushing some governments to impose fresh measures while speeding up the rollout of vaccine booster shots.