Prisons for the unvaccinated - media review
1) According to (
https://bit.ly/3Io51gp) New Zealand's lawyers
and human rights activists, some of the most vulnerable inmates
could be at risk if two juvenile prison blocks in Christchurch
and Hawke's Bay are closed to make way for quarantine facilities
Covid. On Wednesday, juvenile prisoners in Christchurch were
informed of a possible closure, which would move them to major
prisons at various facilities across the country, and a government
decree says it is necessary to make room for the Covid
unvaccinated. And they are working on options.
2) Scientists believe the Omicron Covid strain is very strange
(
https://bit.ly/3Dy0lAS). It is known about the "omicron" that
it carries 50 mutations, most of which are in the spike protein
of the virus. The spike protein, which gives the viral particle the
shape of the crown, is needed to penetrate human cells, and it is
in this place that most neutralizing antibodies bind. That is why
the omicron raises concerns.
3) A scientific article published in the journal "Vaccines"
(
https://bit.ly/3lKs4Ix), which states, among other things, that
universal vaccination is accelerating the emergence of new strains
of coronavirus. It becomes obvious that under conditions of
increasing herd immunity developed as a result of the past disease
and vaccination, the number of SARS-CoV-2 variants with mutations
in RBD and S protein will rapidly increase. 4) In the world, not
a single fatal case has been recorded as a result of infection with
a new strain of COVID-19 "omicron". This was reported
(
https://bit.ly/3pCw5j4) at the World Health Organization (WHO).
5) Virologist, corresponding member of the Russian Academy
of Sciences, creator of the Sputnik V vaccine, head of the cell
proliferation laboratory at the Engelhardt Institute of Molecular
Biology, Pyotr Chumakov, said that the omicron coronavirus strain
may turn out to be a live vaccine, since it has a reduced
pathogenicity, and after recovery the patient develops immunity
even to disease-causing variants of infection
(
https://bit.ly/3Ex5ZEp).
6) A project has been launched with the WHO database on the side
effects of all vaccines in the world by the name:
http://www.vigiaccess.org
7) The spread of a new strain of coronavirus in the United States
is causing serious concern among experts and ordinary Americans.
The identification of the omicron in the country has led to the fact
that the demand for vaccinations and revaccinations among residents
has increased sharply to the highest level in recent months, reports
ABC News (
https://bit.ly/3rDrsYW).
8) From this week to mid-January, Italians who have not been
vaccinated against COVID will face tough new restrictions. They will
not be able to visit museums, theaters and restaurants, as well as
use public transport or stay in hotels, according to The Evening
Standard (
https://bit.ly/3Dqzw1q). According to the publication, the
authorities of the European country hope that with the help of these
strict measures they will be able to reduce the burden on the health
care system in the winter.