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Will the pandemic end in 2022? Surging COVID-19 cases and new Omicron variant make it seem a far-off reality
•The world could see the coronavirus pandemic begin fading next year into an endemic disease like others humanity lives with, unless glaring inequality in vaccine access drags it out and worse variants emerge
India likely to witness Omicron peak by February-end; to be less severe than second wave, says COVID-19 supermodel panel
Himanichandna •Members of the panel also added that the Omicron-driven spike in COVID-19 cases in UK is irrelevant to India as the former has low sero-positivity and uses mostly mRNA vaccines that seem to offer protection only for a short duration
IMA warns of 'massive third wave' amid Omicron threat, urges public to follow COVID-19 protocols
Fp Staff •The medical body also urged the government to announce 'additional' doses of the jab for healthcare, frontline workers and immunocompromised individuals.
Omicron fuels reinfection three times more than delta variant, WHO chief scientist says kids, unvaccinated at risk
Cnnnews18 •Dr Swaminathan pointed out that not many vaccines are available for children currently and only a handful of countries have started vaccinations for kids
Early reports suggest Omicron may be less dangerous than Delta, says Anthony Fauci
•US officials have continued to urge people to get vaccinated and take precautions such as wearing masks, saying anything that helps protect against Delta will also help protect against other variants
Explained: Why vaccinated people are less likely to spread COVID-19 than the unvaccinated
•Studies show that a person who has been administered a jab against coronavirus is less contagious, resulting in significantly less spread of the virus
From patient zero in China to over 255 crore cases worldwide: Timeline of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic
Fp Staff •The origins of the pandemic can be traced back to 17 November 2019 when a 55-year-old man contracted the virus from a wet market in Hubei province
India records 11,850 new COVID-19 cases, 555 deaths; national recovery rate at 98.26%
•The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 36 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 139 consecutive days now.
Russia exceeds 1,000 deaths in a day for first time since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic
•Officials report 33,208 new cases in third consecutive day of record coronavirus infections
675,722 and counting: US COVID-19 deaths surpass 1918 flu estimates
•The latest grim milestone comes as the country is experiencing a fourth wave driven by the highly contagious Delta variant