Category: Coronavirus
Coronavirus News
Denmark: BA.5 up 135% in a month
The latest weekly epidemiological file for Denmark has just been published. More...
Preprint: Long-term mortality following SARS-CoV-2 infection
People infected with SARS-COV-2 had more than three times the risk of dying over the following year compared with those who remained uninfected. More...
SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Persistence Throughout the Human Body and Brain
A video presentation of the recent study entitled “SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Persistence Throughout the Human Body and Brain”. More...
SARS-CoV-2 can infect and kill different immunity cell types independently of ACE2
In one of the most disturbing preprints we have seen during the entire pandemic, researchers outline the damage that SARS-CoV-2 can do to key components of the human immune system, independently of ACE2. More...
Preprint: COVID-19 vaccination and Guillain-Barré syndrome
“Our study reports an association between first-dose ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AstraZeneca) COVID-19 vaccination and Guillain-Barré syndrome, accounting for an estimated excess incidence of 5.8 Guillain-Barré syndrome cases per million first doses.” More...
FDA on Paxlovid rebound: “there is no evidence of benefit at this time for a longer course of treatment”
The US FDA have issued a thinly veiled rebuke to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, after his recent comments to Bloomberg News about Covid-19 infections rebounding after treatment with Paxlovid. More...
UK: 2 million people suffering with Long Covid
An estimated 2 million people living in private households in the UK (3.1% of the population) were experiencing self-reported long COVID as of 1 May 2022. More...
Preprint: Autopsies reveal Covid-19 brain damage
SARS-CoV-2 related coagulation disorders are the main cause of the brain tissue damage.
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Preprint: Covid-19 a leading cause of death in kids aged 0-19 years in the US
Covid-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people aged 0-19 years in the US, ranking #9 among all causes of deaths, #5 in disease related causes of deaths (excluding accidents, assault and suicide), and #1 in deaths caused by infectious / respiratory diseases. More...
Taiwan: Acute encephalitis in children caused by Covid-19
COVID-19 has caused acute encephalitis, a life-threatening complication, in a number of children in Taiwan, which local physicians believe may be due to factors such as an excessive immune response, immature blood-brain barrier, genes, and the environment. More...