• A Harvard medical school study found that existing vaccines are effective enough to prevent severe Omicron infection even if the antibody responses against the strain are not as strong or durable. The findings could help authorities to decide whether switching to Omicron-targeted vaccines are necessary or not.&nbsp;• France’s MPs refused to approve a bill to transform country’s Covid-19 health pass into a vaccine pass overnight, surprising Macron’s government under the hopes to push the legislation as soon as possible. If approved, the vaccine pass would restrict most public venues’ access to fully vaccinated only, or to those who have recently recovered from Covid-19.• Belgium agreed to buy 10,000 courses of both Pfizer’s and Merck’s Covid-19 drugs, despite Merck’s molnupiravir pill faces setbacks after disappointing trial data and France cancelled its order in late December.&nbsp;&nbsp;• India imposed weekend curfews as a response to the rising number of Covid-19 infections due to election rallies, however the election campaigns seem to proceed despite Delhi’s Chief Minister Kejriwal tested positive. &nbsp;• Sweden’s King and Queen tested positive for Covid-19, as the country set a new record of daily cases due to an Omicron surge.

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