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Scientist warns of 3rd wave of Coronavirus in Manaus, Brazil
In August 2020, Brazilian researcher Lucas Ferrante warned authorities of a 2nd wave of coronavirus in Manaus, Brazil in this article – an event which subsequently occurred and has been widely reported. More...
Evidence of early circulation of Sars-CoV-2 in France
Using serum samples routinely collected in 9144 adults from a French general population-based cohort, we identified 353 participants with a positive anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG test, among whom 13 were sampled between November 2019 and January 2020 and were confirmed by neutralizing antibodies testing. More...
Coronavirus had spread across France in November 2019: “One in a thousand was infected”
French researchers have analyzed more than 9,000 blood samples from the months before the pandemic officially broke out and found 13 with traces of SARS-CoV-2. More...
WHO recommends Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for all adults including over 65s
Scientists advising the World Health Organisation (WHO) have recommended the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in all adults – including those aged over 65 – after a number of countries opted not to adminster the jab to that group. More...
Bats in Thailand found with coronaviruses similar to Sars-cov-2
Horseshoe bats carrying coronaviruses very similar to the one that causes Covid-19 have been found in Thailand
The study found a coronavirus in the horseshoe bat Rhinolophus acuminatus in Thailand that was 91.5 per cent similar to Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. More...
Two Sumatran tigers test positive for Covid-19 at Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo, USA
Two Sumatran tigers at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo are recovering after coming down with COVID-19 infections. More...
Kent Sars-Cov-2 variant with E484K mutation found in Bristol named VOC 202102/02
A mutated version of the coronavirus variant first detected in Kent has been classified as a cause for “concern” by scientific advisers to the government. More...
14 people test positive for B.1.1.7 coronavirus in Osnabrück despite having 2nd vaccine jab
14 vaccinated retirement home residents tested positive for B.1.1.7 UK coronavirus variant
There has been an outbreak of the British variant of coronavirus in a retirement and nursing home in the Belm district of Osnabrück in Germany. More...
Endangered black-footed ferrets get a Covid-19 vaccine
About 120 black-footed ferrets, among the most endangered mammals in North America, were injected with an experimental COVID-19 vaccine aimed at protecting the small, weasel-like creatures rescued from the brink of extinction four decades ago. More...
Single Pfizer vaccine shot 90 per cent effective after 21 days
A single dose of the Pfizer vaccine provides “very high” protection from Covid-19 after 21 days – without a ‘top up’ dose in the recommended time frame, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia. More...