Category: Coronavirus
Coronavirus News
50 people ordered to leave housing block in Hong Kong after pipes at infected woman’s flat suspected of transmitting coronavirus to families below
Health authorities on Friday partially evacuated a public housing block in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, after four residents tested positive for Covid-19, and an expert determined that the virus likely was transmitted via the building’s pipes. More...
South Carolina: 141 cases of coronavirus vaccine breakthrough
Dozens of South Carolinians have tested positive for coronavirus despite being fully vaccinated against COVID-19. More...
EU regulator reviewing possible links between Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine and blood clots
Europe’s drugs regulator is reviewing possible links between blood clots and Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine. More...
Michigan: 246 coronavirus vaccine breakthrough cases
Michigan State health officials say 246 fully vaccinated Michiganders contracted coronavirus from January to March, and three have died. More...
Novel coronavirus discovered in British bats
A coronavirus related to the virus that causes Covid-19 in humans has been found in UK horseshoe bats – according to new collaborative research from the University of East Anglia, ZSL (Zoological Society of London), and Public Health England (PHE). More...
CDC: SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Variant Classifications and Definitions including Variant of Interest (VOI), Variant of Concern (VOC) & Variant of High Consequence (VOHC)
Variant of High Consequence (VOHC): A variant of high consequence has clear evidence that prevention measures or medical countermeasures (MCMs) have significantly reduced effectiveness relative to previously circulating variants. More...
80% of coronavirus infections in Dhaka, Bangladesh are B.1.351 South African variant – on March 5th 2021 there were zero cases
A recent study by the ICDDRB revealed that the South African variant B.1.351 of the novel coronavirus is dominant in Dhaka, Bangladesh. More...
Unique protein features of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus relative to other Sarbecoviruses
“Spike analysis reveals that the current SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern have sampled only 36% of the possible spikes changes which have occurred historically in Sarbecovirus evolution. More...
Nevada: 58 coronavirus vaccine breakthrough cases reported
58 Nevadans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have tested positive for the disease, something state health officials had anticipated. More...
CDC: Information about COVID-19 coronavirus vaccines for people with allergies
If you are allergic to an ingredient in a COVID-19 vaccine: If you have had a severe allergic reaction or an immediate allergic reaction—even if it was not severe—to any ingredient in an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, you should not get either of the currently available mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna). More...