In the wake of the rapid global spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, it is understandable that people of all ages are anxious to protect themselves as much as possible.
Omicron, boosters and vaccine ageism.
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Omicron and older people. New data on severity and hospitalisations from South Africa.
On 21 December 2021, South Africa’s National Institute for Infectious Diseases published new data on Omicron. The data are able to differentiate between cases that are almost certainly Omicron variant (S-gene target failure) and those related to other variants (essentially Delta).
OMICRON y las personas mayores en los países de ingresos bajos y medios: actualización 20 de diciembre de 2021
Este artículo se basa en el último informe técnico global de la OMS sobre Omicron, con fecha el 17 de diciembre de 2021.
OMICRON and older people in low and middle-income countries: update 20 December 2021
This piece draws on the latest WHO Global Omicron Technical Brief, dated 17 December 2021.
South Africa: Booster vaccines must be offered to older people immediately
The six month gap is too long. It should be reduced to four.
World Health Organisation data show Bolivia has provided more doses of COVID-19 vaccine to people aged under 30 than to people aged 60 or more.
Recently, WHO started to publish data on COVID-19 vaccination for older people and total population. For some of the countries which are included on the WHO site, the data are alarming.
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