Category: Infection
Efficacy of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine against the B.1.351 South African Variant
Study conclusions: A two-dose regimen of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 [AstraZeneca] vaccine did not show protection against mild-to-moderate Covid-19 due to the B.1.351 [South Africa ] variant. More...
Sonia Battaglia dead: she went into a coma a few days after the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
The health conditions of Sonia Battaglia, the 54-year-old hospitalized in intensive care at the Hospital of the Sea, have worsened irreversibly until her death today. More...
Italy: Domestic cat diagnosed with B.1.1.7 UK variant of coronavirus
The laboratories of Experimental zooprophylactic institute of Piedmont, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta they identified the first case of English variant of Sars-CoV-2 in a cat. More...
Hong Kong parents outraged at decision to quarantine pre-school kids with coronavirus positive classmates
“We were never told when we put our children back into school that they will go to a quarantine centre if one of their classmates tested positive,” says one mother
The parents of children from an affluent international preschool criticised what they characterised as the inconsiderate decision by authorities to send their children to quarantine camps, as Hong Kong recorded 10 new coronavirus cases
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Healthy woman dies at Lund Hospital, Sweden after AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccination – blood clot in both arteries and veins and major bleeding
Skåne University Hospital, has reported a death to the Swedish Medical Products Agency, which will investigate whether there is a connection with the person’s vaccination.
Danish study: Protection against coronavirus reinfection is just 80·5%, and less than 50% for those 65yrs+.
Protection against repeat infection was 80·5%. Among those aged 65 years and older, observed protection against repeat infection was 47·1%. More...
Wastewater analysis shows spike in coronavirus viral load in Greece
Laboratory tests conducted by the National Network of Sewage Epidemiology in urban wastewater from March 8-14 show a significant increase in the average viral load [in Greece] over the previous week. More...
Finland: The number of coronavirus infections in children under the age of 10 is growing rapidly
In Finland, the increase in the number of new cases of corona has been about 250 per cent among children under the age of 10, when comparing the situation in the last four weeks (weeks 7–10) with the four weeks in November last year. More...
PHE: Two cases of Philippines coronavirus variant P.3 (PHL-B.1.1.28) found in England
“On 9 March, PHE noted a report of 33 cases of a new variant reported by the Philippines. More...
New French coronavirus variant may be invisible to PCR tests
French authorities are investigating a new coronavirus variant, derived from clade 20C, found in the western Brittany region that is more difficult for tests to detect, though for now it does not appear to be more dangerous or contagious. More...