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Two Israelis reinfected with South African variant B1351 N501V2 after recovery from coronavirus
The Israeli Health Ministry said Sunday that the the South African strain B.1351 N501Y.V2 More...
Israeli hospitals warned to brace for increased coronavirus infections in children
Five Israeli children hospitalized, one in serious condition, as experts warn that reopening schools will cause spike in COVID infection among kids too young to be vaccinated
Israeli hospitals are being asked to prepare for an increase in coronavirus infection among children as Israel exits lockdown and schools reopen. More...
Israel: “There is a very disturbing increase in serious cases of COVID-19 among young people”
There is a very disturbing increase in serious cases of COVID-19 among young people, according to a report released Sunday [14th February 2021] by the Coronavirus Knowledge and Information Center. More...
Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine: cases of high blood pressure under close surveillance
“A signal that must be watched. ” Thus the ANSM describes the occurrence of 73 cases of high blood pressure (hypertension) after injection of the vaccine Comirnaty Pfizer-Biontech in its point information from February 11 on the surveillance of vaccines against Covid-19. More...
Women are twice as likely to develop Long Covid compared to men, but only up to about 60yrs old
Long COVID also seems to affect younger patients as demonstrated by the study conducted at the A. More...
25% of health workers in Sörmland, Sweden, report side effects to Astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine
In Sörmland, Sweden, a total of 400 hospital employees received a dose of AstraZeneca’s vaccine on Thursday. More...
About 20% of health workers in one Danish hospital vaccinated with the Astrazeneca vaccine experience mild side effects
The North Jutland Region of Denmark is to vaccinate one third of a hospital ward staff at a time instead of a half. More...
Czech vaccine against coronavirus nearing completion
Intensive work is continuing on the development of a Czech-produced vaccine against COVID-19, planned for distribution to the public later this year, as confirmed by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlíček. More...
The Global coronavirus case fatality rate CFR is now at 2.21% and rising
The global case fatality rate, which fell consistently from May 1st 2020 until January 18th 2021, is now rising steadily and currently stands at 2.21%
The global Covid-19 case rate (those who have tested positive for sars-cov-2 by testing) has fallen recently, but the case fatality rate (those who have died of Covid-19 following a confirmed test) has not fallen in step with the case reduction. More...
Cases of Long Covid could be as high as 20% in the UK, immunologist warns
The number of patients reporting symptoms of Covid-19 weeks after becoming ill could be as high as 20%, an immunologist said, as he warned it could place an additional burden on the NHS.