Dr. Fauci : ‘Tough to tell’ if yearly COVID-19 boosters do be needed
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Chief Medical Advisor to the President Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that it...
Total Omicron cases in Europe reach 582
Total number of cases infected with the latest strain of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Omicron, in Europe has hit 582. As of Friday (December...
Kuwait reports 33 new Covid-19 cases, one death
Kuwait reported a COVID-19 death on Wednesday; the first in two weeks, in addition to 33 new cases. The number of hospitalized patients...
Pfizer/BioNTech say coronavirus booster dose neutralizes Omicron variant
Pfizer and BioNTech announced Wednesday that three doses of their coronavirus vaccine "neutralize" the Omicron variant.
"Preliminary laboratory studies demonstrate that three doses of the...
MoH: Kuwait records 1st Omicron variant infection
The Health Ministry announced on Wednesday that it had recorded the first infection of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
Speaking to KUNA, the ministry's official spokesman...
Pfizer CEO says omicron appears milder but spreads faster and could lead to more...
“I don’t think it’s good news to have something that spreads fast,” Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla told The Wall Street Journal.
“Spreads fast...
Death rate in Kuwait from Covid complication lowest in world; rapid turnout for booster...
In response to continuous government calls for citizens and residents to take the third booster Covid-19 booster dose the Kuwait Vaccination Center at the...
No curfews, flight bans, but vigilance raised against Omicron
Health and security authorities at Kuwait International Airport (KIA) are taking full precautionary measures to ensure that all inbound passengers landing at the airport...
How India leaped up the list of best places to be during Covid
Daily cases have plunged to 7,000 from 400,000-plus in May
Among the most-open countries now though omicron is key risk
India vaulted 19 spots in Bloomberg’s...
WHO chief scientist urges people not to panic over Omicron
The World Health Organization's (WHO) chief scientist on Friday urged people not to panic over the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant and said...
