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Aspirin use was associated with a 44% reduction in mechanical ventilation, a 43% reduction in ICU admission, and a 47% reduction for in-hospital mortality
Low-dose aspirin can reduce the risk of ICU admission and death of Covid-19, researchers say
The team looked at the records of 412 patients admitted to several US hospitals between March and July 2020. More...
CDC: Allergic reactions including anaphylaxis after receipt of the first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine
“During December 14–23, 2020, monitoring by the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System detected 21 cases of anaphylaxis after administration of a reported 1,893,360 first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (11.1 cases per million doses); 71% of these occurred within 15 minutes of vaccination.” More...
PHE: Two cases of Philippines coronavirus variant P.3 (PHL-B.1.1.28) found in England
“On 9 March, PHE noted a report of 33 cases of a new variant reported by the Philippines. More...
Dog and cat infected with UK coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 in Texas
The United Kingdom variant (B.1.1.7) of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been detected for the first time in a dog and a cat from the same household in Brazos County, Texas, as part of a study led by researchers at Texas A&M University. More...
90 cases of Brazil related coronavirus variant PHL-B.1.1.28 in The Philippines
The Philippines now has all three variants of the coronavirus that have been fuelling record-breaking spikes in infections across the globe, and a Philippine variant (PHL-B.1.1.28) that has the same lineage as the infectious Brazilian variant. More...
SARS-CoV-2 variant of interest with mutation E484K was identified within lineage B.1.1.33 circulating in Brazil
We report the identification of a new SARS-CoV-2 VOI within lineage B.1.1.33 that also harbors mutation S:E484K and was detected in Brazil between November 2020 and February 2021. More...
Japan identifies a B.1.1.28 coronavirus strain with E484K and N501Y mutations from a traveller from the Philippines
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan, identified a B.1.1.28 strain with E484K and N501Y mutations from a SARS-CoV-2-positive sample collected on February 25, 2020 at a point of entry to Japan from a traveller from the Philippines（virus name : hCoV-19/Japan/IC-0824/2021, GISAID Accession ID: EPI_ISL_1198832) (1). More...
Washington state’s first case of P.1 Brazilian coronavirus variant detected in King County
Washington state’s first case of the P.1 coronavirus variant – that was first detected in Brazil – has now been discovered in King County, state health officials said Thursday. More...
New coronavirus variant under investigation in the UK, B.1.324.1, has key E484K and N501Y mutations
A new variant identified in the UK has been designated a Variant Under Investigation (VUI) by Public Health England. More...