Category: Healthcare
Austria, Germany and Greece all see pandemic high Covid infection figures
Austria, Greece and Germany have all seen pandemic record high Covid infection figures over the past few days. More...
Germany: As many Covid patients in ICU as a year ago, deaths are even higher
Despite vaccination, about as many Covid patients are currently being treated in the intensive care unit as a year ago. More...
The dangers of new oral Covid drug Molnupiravir
“The FDA needs to tread very carefully with molnupiravir, the antiviral currently before them for approval. More...
Ireland: highest Covid numbers since January 2021 despite 92.5% vaccination rate
Ireland has reported the highest 7 day Covid case rate since the peak of January 2021 wave. More...
Russia: Putin asks army to build field hospitals for Covid patients
President Vladimir Putin said that Russia may need the army’s help to build field hospitals for Covid-19 patients as Russia battles a surge in infections that has led to a nationwide workplace shutdown. More...
1918 pandemic caused Long Covid like symptoms in survivors
“The influenza pandemic of 1918 was followed by another epidemic. More...
UK ZOE Covid app shows 1,096,370 are currently symptomatic – a record high for the pandemic
1,096,370 people are currently symptomatic for Covid-19 in the UK. More...
Romania: “A cry of despair” from Romanian doctors – the full letter in English
Dear Bucharestians, Dear Romanians,
It is becoming increasingly difficult for us, the medical staff, to cope with the wave of COVID-19 diseases, both among the population and among us, the medical staff. More...
Israel: 7% of serious Covid cases have had three vaccine shots
Some 7% of Israel’s serious and critical COVID-19 cases were vaccinated with three shots of the coronavirus vaccine, according to data released Friday morning by the Israeli Health Ministry. More...
Preprint: Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections in 620,000 U.S. Veterans – protection decreased from 92% to 54%
We compared SARS CoV-2 infection by vaccination status from February 1, 2021 to August 13, 2021 in the Veterans Health Administration, covering 2.7% of the U.S. More...