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American Coronavirus News
WHO: The coronavirus pandemic has caused mass trauma on a larger scale than World War II
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused mass trauma on a larger scale than World War II, and the impact will last “for many years to come,” the World Health Organization’s top official said Friday. More...
More E484K, B1128 coronavirus co-infections reported in Brazil
B.1.1.28 (E484K) is able to establish successful coinfection events co-occurring simultaneously with different lineages of SARS-CoV-2. More...
Orangutans at San Diego zoo receive first coronavirus vaccine made for animals
“An orangutan named Karen, the first in the world to have open-heart surgery in 1994, has made medical history again: She’s among the first great apes to get a COVID-19 vaccine. More...
Doctors report large skin rashes appeared in 12 patients in delayed reaction to Moderna mRNA-1273 coronavirus vaccine
“We have also observed delayed large local reactions to the mRNA-1273 vaccine, with a median onset on day 8 (range, 4 to 11) after the first dose. More...
16 cases of new coronavirus variant VUI-202102/04, B1.1.318 under investigation in Britain
Sixteen cases of a new variant, VUI-202102/04 (lineage B.1.1.318), have been identified in the UK. More...
First case of the P.1 Brazil coronavirus variant found in Denmark with mutations N501Y, K417T & E484K
Denmark’s SSI: The Technical University of Denmark, DTU, has found a case of the P1 variant, which was originally detected in Brazil. More...
11 escaped mink tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus antibodies in Utah
“Serum samples from the 11 mink escapees tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies by virus neutralization”
We captured 102 mammals (78 rodents and 24 mesocarnivores). More...
Genomics and epidemiology of a novel SARS-CoV-2 lineage in Manaus, Brazil P1 coronavirus
Through genome sequencing of viruses sampled in Manaus between November 2020 and January 2021, we identified the emergence and circulation of a novel SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, lineage P.1, that acquired 17 mutations, including a trio in the spike protein (K417T, E484K and N501Y) associated with increased binding to the human ACE2 receptor. More...
Brazilian coronavirus variant P1 at 4.3% in Umbria, Tuscany, Lazio, and Marche in Italy
“in our territory, in particular in some regions of central Italy ,there is an estimated prevalence of the Brazilian variant of 4.3%, not in the whole country, but in Umbria, Tuscany, Lazio, Marche”. More...
Patients with Covid tied to stretchers in Amazonas due to lack of sedatives
Patients with serious Covid-19 at the regional hospital in Parintins, Amazonas, are being tied with gauze onto their stretchers because of a lack of sedatives. More...