Category: Coronavirus
Coronavirus News
Brazil: previously infected and fully vaccinated subjects with high anti-S IgG titers are susceptible to infection by VOC
Here we show that even previously infected and fully vaccinated subjects with high anti-S IgG titers are susceptible to infection by VOC, highlighting that immune responses induced by either natural infection or vaccination may not be sufficient to prevent infection by SARS-CoV-2 variants. More...
USA: Joe Biden says Covid long haulers will have access to disability protections
US President Joe Biden says Covid long haulers will have access to disability protections – the first world leader to do the right thing on this issue. More...
USA: Illinois vaccine breakthroughs – 593 hospitalized, 159 dead
According to data updated Wednesday by the Illinois Department of Public Health, 159 people have died and 593 have been hospitalized in Illinois due to COVID-19 or complications after being fully vaccinated. More...
USA: Long covid patient engagement and care needs
A video conference outlining the incredible suffering and extraordinary symptoms that Long Covid patients are having to endure. More...
Indonesia: Mortality rate in children as high as 40% in PCR confirmed Covid-19 cases
During the study period, 490 [child] patients were admitted and diagnosed with suspected and probable COVID-19. More...
Singapore: 1,096 new infections of which 484 were fully vaccinated, 333 were partially vaccinated and 279 unvaccinated
In its daily update on Thursday night (July 22), the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) revealed that of 1,096 locally transmitted infections over the last 28 days, 484 were fully vaccinated, 333 cases were partially vaccinated and 279 were unvaccinated. More...
Portugal: 75% of Covid-19 deaths are now in the over-70s
In the past four days in Portugal, three out of four Covid-19 deaths have occurred in the over 70-year-old age bracket.
Portugal: coronavirus infection rates rising fastest amongst the 80+ age group
In another sign that the effectiveness of the various coronavirus vaccines is waning quickly, Covid-19 infection rates are now rising fastest amongst the over 80s age group, with a rise of 54% in two weeks in that cohort in Portugal. More...
UK Health Minister accuses 150,000 dead Britons of “cowering” from coronavirus
Sajid Javid: “Please, if you haven’t yet, get your jab, as we learn to live with, rather than cower from, this virus.” More...