Tag: omicron

“Omicron and mild symptoms? That’s a myth, it’s very dangerous”

TORONTO – The threat posed by Omicron is frightening. The new variant has created a climate of great concern in the international scientific community, although at the moment there is no unequivocal assessment of this new threat. On the one hand, in fact, we have numerous virologists who have highlighted how the first data coming from South Africa and Europe have highlighted a greater transmissibility of the coronavirus and, at the same time, the presence of generally milder symptoms for the infected compared to the Delta strain and the other variants that have characterized this pandemic.  (more…)

Campagna elettorale col rischio Omicron e incertezza futura

TORONTO – Mancano cinque mesi al voto provinciale, ma in Ontario la campagna elettorale è già iniziata e prosegue senza sosta. Il governo guidato dal premier Doug Ford negli ultimi giorni ha lasciato spazio al Comitato tecnico scientifico e al Chief Medical Officer Kieran Moore e ha avviato una campagna di annunci a catena che hanno tanto il sapore di promesse elettorali… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Omicron emphasizes the urgency of vaccinations


From the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ontario has reported more than 626,000 confirmed positive cases, the majority of which were non-fatal. Unfortunately, 10,036 fatalities (as of December 8) were attributable to the virus.

Health authorities point out that following the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, the incidence of severe infection and fatalities decreased when higher vaccination rates were achieved among the population. (more…)