Pfizer and partner BioNTech have started their clinical trial of a new version of their COVID-19 vaccine that has been specifically designed to protect against the Omicron variant.
The FDA has extended the emergency use authorisation for Gilead Sciences' antiviral Veklury to include non-hospitalised patients with COVID-19, extending the uses of the drug.
With healthcare systems around the world labouring under the strain of dealing with the Omicron wave of COVID-19 infections, attention is already turning to a new sub-variant that is starti