Category: Health
Peru: C.37 coronavirus variant named Lambda by WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday that the coronavirus variant of COVID-19, commonly known as C.37, has been named Lambda. More...
India: second lion dies of coronavirus at Vandalur Zoo near Chennai
A 12-year-old Asiatic lion, Pathmanathan, has died from Covid-19 in Arignar Anna Zoological Park, popularly known as Vandalur Zoo, outside Chennai on Wednesday morning, a statement from the zoo authority said. More...
Preprint: surges in coronavirus cases associated with NTD deletions common in vaccine breakthrough infections or reinfections
Researchers find that surges in COVID-19 case numbers are associated with deletions in the SARS-CoV-2 genome in an antigenic site of the spike protein. More...
Human and viral protein impurities found in AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine
“Researchers in Germany report substantial amounts of human and viral proteins in AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine. More...
Sweden: Farmed mink outbreaks saw mink infecting humans with coronavirus
A majority of genome sequences from human cases had clear phylogenetic relationships to sequences recovered from mink samples. More...
Russia: “Moscow” coronavirus variant strain announced
UK: Delta variant spread eerily similar to that of Alpha coronavirus variant in January 2021
It seems that Sars-CoV-2 prefers particular areas of the UK. More...
UK: New registry for keepers of mink, ferrets, polecats, stoats & hybrids
“Ferrets, mink and other members of the mustelinae family are particularly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. More...
So what is Plan B if the vaccines fail?
14th June 2021: We’ve spent two days scouring the internet looking for Plan B for what happens in the event of complete Covid-19 vaccine failure. More...
UK: Patrick Vallance and Chris Whitty’s grim prognosis on the coronavirus pandemic
Patrick Vallance: “This is a virus that is going to be with us forever.” More...