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Taiwan: first case of Mu variant found is a vaccine breakthrough case

Taiwan announced its first confirmed case of the Mu variant of COVID-19, a Taiwanese woman who had received two Pfizer vaccine doses in the U.S. More...

September 5, 2021September 5, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Asia, B.1.621, Coronavirus, Infection, MU, PCR, Pfizer/Biontech, Taiwan, Testing, Transmission, Vaccine, Vaccine Breakthrough

Sweden: infected mink found on farm in Skara – “A kind never seen before in Sweden”

A case of SARS-CoV-2 infection in mink has been discovered in connection with the ongoing mandatory disease surveillance that was initiated this summer as a result of an EU decision and which covers all mink farms in the country.

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September 5, 2021September 5, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Europe, Genome, Infection, Lockdown, Mink, Reservoir, Sweden, Testing, Transmission

USA: Texas sees coinfections with flu and Covid-19

The Nueces County Public Health District in Texas announced that the County has started seeing people who not only have COVID-19, but the flu as well.

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September 5, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Co-infection, Infection, PCR, Testing, Texas, Transmission, USA

New Zealand to pursue Covid elimination strategy indefinitely

New Zealand will continue to pursue its ambitious Covid-19 elimination strategy indefinitely, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said

The prime minister warned that New Zealand would always need some kind of protection at its border. More...

September 4, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Infection, New Zealand, Transmission

USA: 53% vaccine breakthrough in Teton County, Wyoming

In the last two weeks (August 15-29), 372 confirmed active COVID-19 cases were reported in Teton County. More...

September 4, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com B.1.617.2, Coronavirus, Delta, Infection, Janssen, Moderna, Pfizer/Biontech, Testing, USA, Vaccine, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning, Variants

UK: Why the JVCI are NOT recommending vaccinations for children aged 12yrs – 15yrs

“Overall, the committee is of the opinion that the benefits from vaccination are marginally greater than the potential known harms but acknowledges that there is considerable uncertainty regarding the magnitude of the potential harms. More...

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Children, Coronavirus, England, Europe, Herd Immunity, Infection, London, Moderna, Northern Ireland, Pfizer/Biontech, Scotland, Transmission, UK, Vaccine, Wales

USA: 40% vaccine breakthrough in Massachusetts last week

Breakthrough infections accounted for about 40% of all cases reported in Massachusetts last week. More...

September 3, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com AY.3, AY.4, B.1.617.2, Coronavirus, Deaths, Delta, Delta-AY.3, Delta-AY.4, Hospitalization, Infection, Janssen, Massachusetts, Moderna, Pfizer/Biontech, Transmission, USA, Vaccine, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning, Variants

UK ONS: nearly one million people living with long covid symptoms

An estimated 970,000 people living in private households in the UK (1.5% of the population) were experiencing self-reported “long COVID” (symptoms persisting for more than four weeks after the first suspected COVID-19 infection that were not explained by something else) at 1 August 2021. More...