Category: Health
UK hospitals ‘swamped’ with patients seeking help for AstraZeneca side effects
People who have had the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine are seeking help at A&E despite having only mild side-effects such as headaches, in the wake of the controversy over whether the jab causes blood clots. More...
Dublin woman suffers blood clot potentially linked to AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
The first cases of a rare blood clot associated with the AstraZeneca vaccine in Ireland is being investigated in a Dublin hospital. More...
First case of thrombosis after AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccination reported in Mexico
According to Dr. Roberto Ovilla Martínez, head of hematology and bone marrow transplants at Hospital Ángeles Lomas, the patient Francisco Aguirre, an engineer by profession, is receiving treatment based on intravenous immunoglobulin that has helped to improve the condition. More...
Breton Coronavirus Variant: 26 confirmed cases, 12 deaths
This Thursday, a 26th case of the Breton variant was confirmed at the Guingamp hospital center. More...
EMA: NEW investigation into capillary leak syndrome with AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine Vaxzevria
PRAC has started a review of a safety signal to assess reports of capillary leak syndrome in people who were vaccinated with Vaxzevria (previously COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca). More...
Sinovac coronavirus vaccine – 27.7% effective within the first two weeks, 56.5% effective two weeks after the second dose
The study by the University of Chile found inoculation to be 56.5 percent effective in protecting recipients two weeks after the second dose, and 27.7 percent effective within the first two weeks. More...
50 people ordered to leave housing block in Hong Kong after pipes at infected woman’s flat suspected of transmitting coronavirus to families below
Health authorities on Friday partially evacuated a public housing block in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, after four residents tested positive for Covid-19, and an expert determined that the virus likely was transmitted via the building’s pipes. More...
South Carolina: 141 cases of coronavirus vaccine breakthrough
Dozens of South Carolinians have tested positive for coronavirus despite being fully vaccinated against COVID-19. More...
EU regulator reviewing possible links between Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine and blood clots
Europe’s drugs regulator is reviewing possible links between blood clots and Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine. More...
Michigan: 246 coronavirus vaccine breakthrough cases
Michigan State health officials say 246 fully vaccinated Michiganders contracted coronavirus from January to March, and three have died. More...