Moderna chief cautions against assumptions Omicron is milder than Delta; Pfizer says pill cut hospitalisation and deaths in high-risk patients
- South Africa’s previous infections may explain Omicron hospitalisations
- UK PM warns of ‘huge spike’ of Omicron cases
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- US air force discharges 27 service members for refusing vaccine
United States secretary of state Antony Blinken says by the end of next year, the US will have donated more than 1.2b Covid-19 vaccine doses to the world, Reuters is reporting.
The US air force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the Covid-19 vaccine, making them what officials believe are the first service members to be removed for disobeying the mandate.
