According to a preliminary study, new data has revealed that the Omnicron variant is spreading faster than the Delta variant. Scientists have confirmed that the virus shows signs of higher transmissibility in communities. At this stage, it’s unclear if the Omnicron variant is more contagious or whether it can elude immunity.
Here are the top trending stories of the day.
Headline: Covid-19: Early analysis suggests Omicron variant spreading twice as fast as Delta – News24
Headline: Mixing Pfizer, AstraZ COVID-19 shots with Moderna gives better immune response -UK study – Daily Maverick
Headline: Cassper Nyovest never wants to be guest on MacG’s ‘Podcast and Chill’ – Times Live
Headline: Jimmy Fallon Releases New Song and Video for “It Was a…(Masked Christmas)” f/ Megan Thee Stallion and Ariana Grande – Complex
Headline: Creating hostility over sex or gender should be hate crime – BBC
Headline: Victims who died in bus crash on their way to netball championships named – Times Live
Headline: SA teams’ Covid-related lack of rugby action ‘tough’, but Bulls hope for refreshment – News24
Headline: Elon Musk says the US should ‘get rid of all’ government subsidies – The Verge
