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1/@PPI_Insights #Omicron Situation Report Dec 21: A daily look at what’s known, unknown & what we're watching with our many global partners & collaborators.
By the numbers:
102k+ confirmed cases in 102 countries via @BNOdesk;
19,283 genomes submitted to @GISAID from 78 countries
2/Over 1,400 #Omicron cases have been detected in 48 US States, DC, and Puerto Rico. Note: It is very likely that #Omicron is present in South Dakota and Oklahoma, but that data hasn’t been recorded yet.pic.twitter.com/D5npTB02WX
3/@moderna_tx preliminary (lab-based) data suggests that their 50mcg booster dose provides a 37x increase in neutralizing antibodies levels and significant protection against #Omicron. The press release noted the 100mcg doses provided an 83x increase.https://investors.modernatx.com/news/news-details/2021/Moderna-Announces-Preliminary-Booster-Data-and-Updates-Strategy-to-Address-Omicron-Variant/default.aspx …
4/Yesterday, @CDCgov updated its estimate of #Omicron prevalence in the US to over 73% based on genomic sequencing data. It is now the most dominant strain in the US. This is in line with data reported from a number of jurisdictions in the last week.https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions …
5/@Imperialcollege shared updated data from the UK showing “hospitalization and asymptomatic infections” were not significantly associated with #Omicron suggesting very limited changes in severity compared to #Delta.https://www.imperial.ac.uk/mrc-global-infectious-disease-analysis/covid-19/report-49-Omicron/ …
6/Data from Denmark and South Africa seem to affirm this early observation that the #Omicron surges are due to an increased rate of reinfections and mild breakthrough cases.
https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.50.2101146 …
7/COVID-19 cases in South Africa are down 44%--the lowest in 2 weeks. However hospitalizations and deaths are rising. Note: this is an expected trend as hospitalizations and deaths lag case surges.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-20/south-africa-records-lowest-number-of-covid-cases-in-two-weeks …
8/At yesterday’s media briefing, @DrTedros delivered somber remarks in advance of the upcoming holidays saying “It’s better to cancel now and celebrate later, than to celebrate now and grieve later.”https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-for-geneva-based-journalists---20-december-2021 …
9/Today, the @WhiteHouse is expected to announce new measures to combat #Omicron in the US which will include 500M free at-home tests, standing up federal testing sites, and deploying emergency medical teams to support hospitals.https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/12/21/biden-omicron-speech-covid-testing-hospitals/ …
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