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West European summer Covid wave brewing 2 updates, 1 prediction

A new western European summer Covid wave appears to be developing, with increases in cases in countries that also saw large waves in the summer of 2021.… ...More...

Wednesday, 11 May 2022, 19:07Friday, 13 May 2022, 18:32 Coronaheadsup.com Austria, Belgium, Coronavirus, Denmark, Estonia, EU, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Infection, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Reinfection, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transmission, Turkey, UK, Wales

China: 16 cases of Omicron BA.2.3 reported in Yantai, Shandong

16 cases of Omicron BA.2.3, were reported on Monday in Yantai, East China’s Shandong Province, the first time the strain has been detected in the Chinese mainland.… ...More...

Monday, 25 April 2022, 15:41Monday, 25 April 2022, 16:29 Coronaheadsup.com Australia, BA.2.3, Canada, China, Coronavirus, Germany, Infection, Transmission, UK, USA

Recombination: Details on XD, XE and XF recombinants by Tom Peacock

There’s a new thread on Twitter by Tom Peacock of Imperial College covering the latest information on the SARS-CoV-2 recombinants XD, XE and XF.… ...More...

Friday, 18 March 2022, 17:11Monday, 4 April 2022, 15:35 Coronaheadsup.com BA.1, BA.2, BA.3, Delta, Denmark, England, Europe, France, Germany, Infection, London, Northern Ireland, Omicron, Recombinants, Recombination, Scotland, Transmission, UK, Wales, XD, XE, XF

Germany: Covid test positivity at 51.9%

“The positive rate determined by ALM eV rose significantly and reached 51.9 percent (previous week: 45.6 percent), the highest value since the beginning of the pandemic.… ...More...

Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 21:04Sunday, 13 March 2022, 18:05 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Europe, Germany, Infection, Omicron, PCR, Reinfection, Testing, Transmission, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning

Germany: Coronavirus could remain for decades

German Health Minister Lauterbach expects a possible coronavirus wave in Germany this autumn. The virus could “keep us busy for a long time – a decade or more”.… ...More...

Sunday, 6 March 2022, 18:17 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Deaths, Europe, Germany, Hospitalization, Infection, Lockdown, Reinfection, Revaccination, Transmission

Germany delays its Covid-19 vaccine mandate

Germany’s plans to introduce a general vaccination mandate this spring are faltering, as a growing number of politicians question if it will find a majority in parliament.… ...More...

Monday, 14 February 2022, 21:08 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Germany, Infection, Revaccination, Vaccine, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning

European countries with compulsory vaccination – latest updates

An update on the various mandatory vaccination policies across Europe. European states have adopted different policies on compulsory vaccinations, some are far more extreme than others.… ...More...

Tuesday, 1 February 2022, 19:16Wednesday, 2 February 2022, 22:47 Coronaheadsup.com Austria, Coronavirus, Denmark, England, Europe, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Mandatory Vaccination, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Vaccine, Vaccine Passports, Wales

Cattle infected with Covid

Eleven cows from different farms in Germany test positive for Sars-CoV-2.

Here, we serologically investigated 1000 cattle samples collected in late 2021 in Germany.… ...More...

Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 9:52Saturday, 5 February 2022, 16:03 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Coronavirus, Cows, Delta, Europe, Germany, Infection, Omicron, Reservoir, Symptoms, Transmission, Zoonosis

Europe: Another huge Covid wave is building right across the continent

Almost every country in Europe is now seeing a big increase in Covid cases. In many instances, the waves are already higher than the December 2021 wave.… ...More...

Sunday, 23 January 2022, 19:34Monday, 24 January 2022, 3:01 Coronaheadsup.com Austria, BA.1, BA.2, Belgium, Bulgaria, Coronavirus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Delta, Denmark, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Infection, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Omicron, Poland, Reinfection, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Testing, Transmission, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning

BMJ: We must have raw data for Covid-19 vaccines and treatments now

“despite the global rollout of Covid-19 vaccines and treatments, the anonymised participant level data underlying the trials for these new products remain inaccessible to doctors, researchers, and the public—and are likely to remain that way for years to come.… ...More...