Category: Infection
USA: children now account for more than one quarter of new weekly US COVID-19 cases
For the first time during the pandemic, children now account for more than one quarter of new weekly US COVID-19 cases, according to the latest report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). More...
The stunning rise of the Mu variant
The new Mu variant, B.1.621, detected for the first time in Colombia, surpasses Lambda and Delta and is already ranked as the second with the highest circulation in Chile. More...
Netherlands: 12.5 percent of Covid infections contracted at an education facility last week
“One in eight coronavirus infections last week, 12.5 percent, was contracted at an education or childcare facility. More...
Oregon: 13,166 vaccine breakthrough cases, 650 hospitalized, 113 deaths
There have been 13,166 vaccine breakthrough cases identified in Oregon. More...
84% reduction in humoral immunity among healthcare workers and nursing home residents after 6 months
We report on humoral immunity from 2 weeks to 6-months post-vaccination in 120 nursing home residents and 92 ambulatory healthcare worker controls with and without pre-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 infection. More...
Significant abnormalities found in the eyes of some patients with severe COVID-19
Researchers using MRI have found significant abnormalities in the eyes of some people with severe COVID-19. More...
UK: firebreak lockdown may be needed after letting virus run rampant all summer
“The UK Government is planning October ‘firebreak’ restrictions if hospital admissions stay high”. More...
BMJ: Allowing mass infection of children is reckless
“Children have suffered significant harms from Covid-19. In just the past two months there have been over 2,300 hospitalisations of under 18s in England. More...
Scotland: 70% of Covid deaths and 58% of hospitalizations are fully vaccinated
Grim news from Scotland where fresh Covid outbreaks are causing record infection numbers and vaccine breakthrough cases are now in the majority for both Covid hospitalizations and deaths. More...
USA: Illinois vaccine breakthroughs – 1,371 hospitalized, 288 deaths
Illinois State Coronavirus Dashboard has been recently updated showing the latest figures for vaccine breakthrough hospitalizations and deaths. More...