Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO Europe warns of COVID rise in east, like Russia, Ukraine

The head of the World Health Organization's Europe office said Tuesday that health officials are turning their attention to growing rates of COVID-19 infection in Eastern Europe, where six countries—including Russia and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Russia's daily COVID-19 infections near 200,000 for 1st time

Russian authorities on Thursday reported nearly 200,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases, in another record fueled by the rapid spread of the omicron variant amid a low vaccination rate and the absence of major restrictions ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Clinics in Moscow now offering Sputnik M vaccines to 12-17s

The Russian capital on Monday has started offering a domestically developed coronavirus vaccine to children in the 12-17 age group amid the country's biggest infection surge yet due to the spread of the highly contagious ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Russia sees record virus cases second day running

The Russian government on Saturday reported a record number of new coronavirus cases after the Kremlin warned of a looming surge in cases driven by the Omicron variant.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Russia: Infections could surge 6 times higher due to omicron

Russian officials on Tuesday sounded the alarm about a looming surge of coronavirus infections due to the highly contagious omicron variant, but stopped short of announcing new restrictions in a hard-hit country where very ...

Vaccination

Studies clash on Russian vaccine's efficacy against omicron

The developer of Russia's Sputnik V said Friday that its vaccine provides the best protection against the omicron variant of the coronavirus, disputing a Western study that found Sputnik produced "no neutralizing activity" ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Russia reports first Omicron infections

Russia has registered its first two cases of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus in its nationals returning from South Africa—where the variant was first detected—the country's health agency said on Monday.

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