Category: Infection
Delta attempting to brute-force its way past the human immune system
The Delta variant of Sars-CoV-2 seems to have taken a leaf from a computer hacker’s manual by attempting to brute-force its way past human and vaccine immunity systems by spitting out slightly mutated versions of itself almost on a daily basis. More...
Israel: arrival of Lambda variant would trigger a lockdown
The Israeli Health Ministry on Monday warned that new coronavirus variants from abroad could force Israel into a lockdown that the government is working hard to avoid, with the Lambda variant posing a particularly pressing threat. More...
Turkey: 4th vaccination offered to health workers
Turkey’s Health Ministry has announced that health workers and priority groups are now eligible to receive a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as part of the country’s efforts to combat the resurgence of the disease. More...
280 cases of Delta variant with N501Y, some with E484K too
Delta + Alpha + Beta + Gamma recombinant variant found in Turkey. More...
Israel: Covid-19 severely ill cases and deaths by vaccination status
Some of the charts from Israel’s official Covid-19 dashboard make interesting reading and seem to tell a rather different story to the current vaccination narrative. More...
USA: more than half of COVID-19 patients at Texas Children’s Hospital also have RSV
Among 45 pediatric COVID-19 patients at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, at least 25 also have respiratory syncytial virus, the Houston Chronicle reported Aug. More...
USA: All captive mink in Oregon must be vaccinated by 31st August 2021
By August 31, 2021, any person holding captive mink in Oregon must vaccinate all captive mink on their premises against the SARS-CoV-2 virus using an approved vaccine according to all vaccine manufacturer instructions. More...
USA: 5,703 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 children
USA Cumulative Number of Child COVID-19 Cases:
- 4,292,120 total child COVID-19 cases reported, and children represented 14.3% (4,292,120/30,025,995) of all cases
- Overall rate: 5,703 cases per 100,000 children in the population
Change in Child COVID-19 Cases
- 93,824 child COVID-19 cases were reported the past week from 7/29/21-8/5/21 (4,198,296 to 4,292,120) and children represented 15.0% (93,824/623,590) of the weekly reported cases
- Over two weeks, 7/22/21-8/5/21, there was a 4% increase in the cumulated number of child COVID-19 cases (165,550 cases added (4,126,570 to 4,292,120))
Testing (11 states reported)
- Among states reporting, children made up between 11.0%-20.0% of total cumulated state tests, and between 4.8%-17.6% of children tested were tested positive
Hospitalizations (23 states and NYC reported)
- Among states reporting, children ranged from 1.5%-3.5% of their total cumulated hospitalizations, and 0.1%-1.9% of all their child COVID-19 cases resulted in hospitalization
Mortality (43 states, NYC, PR and GU reported)
- Among states reporting, children were 0.00%-0.26% of all COVID-19 deaths, and 7 states reported zero child deaths
- In states reporting, 0.00%-0.03% of all child COVID-19 cases resulted in death
American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association report
https://www.coronaheadsup.com/coronavirus/sars-cov-2-checkmate-to-the-virus-in-four-moves/ More...
WAPO: Two-thirds of Americans in highly vaccinated counties now live in coronavirus hot spots
Two-thirds of Americans in highly vaccinated counties now live in coronavirus hot spots, according to an analysis by The Washington Post. More...
USA: 18.5% vaccine breakthrough in New Jersey
In a sampling of data from July 20 to July 26, fully vaccinated individuals accounted for 18.5 percent of new cases (803 of 4,332 new COVID-19 positive test results), but just three percent of all new hospitalizations (11 of 378) and no deaths (0 of 21). More...