A ‘vaccine-plus’ approach to omicron
A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is seen during a vaccination clinic at the Norristown Public Health Center in Norristown, Pennsylvania, Dec. 7, 2021.
Omicron is driving the surge in new infections of the coronavirus around the world. Public health colleagues across the globe have been calling for a robust “vaccine-plus” strategy to meet the current moment. And Sudan’s pro-democracy revolution has taken a heavy toll on civil society. Activists say more than 200 people have been killed by security forces in recent years and that this is the reason why anti-military protests will continue. Plus, a security camera has captured the moment when a real deer attacked a fake Rudolph featured in a holiday scene on a couple’s lawn in Fort Nelson, in northern British Columbia.
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