Category: Health
Berlin and Munich stop coronavirus vaccination with Astrazeneca vaccine for under 60’s – rest of Germany likely to follow
First, as a precaution, Berlin and Munich suspended the vaccinations with AstraZeneca for under 60-year-olds. More...
A novel variant of interest of SARS-CoV-2 with multiple spike mutations detected through travel surveillance [Angola/Tanzania]
“We detected a new VOI in three incoming travelers from Tanzania who were tested together at the airport in mid-February. More...
France: nearly 5,000 Covid-19 patients in intensive care in French hospitals, second coronavirus peak now exceeded
With 4,974 Covid-19 patients registered in intensive care on Monday, the peak of the second wave of the epidemic in the fall has been exceeded, according to daily figures published on Monday by the French public health agency. More...
Taiwan reports 13 more people suffering serious side effects after AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccination
Thirteen new adverse events, including four serious ones, have been reported among the over 9,200 people who had received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Taiwan, as of Friday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center, CNA reports. More...
Two new coronavirus gene sequences collected from mink in the United States show mutations including N501T, G142D & F486L
Researchers in Canada have discovered two novel variants in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) gene sequences collected from mink in the United States. More...
Canadian panel recommends pause for AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for under 55yrs
Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization is recommending a pause on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations for people under 55 for safety reasons, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Monday. More...
Florida: coronavirus variants including B.1.1.7 and P.1 double in one week
Florida, which was already the country’s hardest-hit state for two kinds of coronavirus variants, more than doubled its tally of the variants in a report released Sunday by the Centers for Disease Control. More...
Spain raises age limit for AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine from 55yrs to 65yrs
Experts admit it will be hard to restore trust in the AstraZeneca vaccine, the use of which is set to restart on Wednesday. More...
WHO: coronavirus leaked report – “virus most probably jumped from bats into farmed animals, before spreading to humans”
The long awaited World Health Organization report on the origins of Sars-Cov-2 has concluded that a leak from a laboratory, while possible, is “extremely unlikely”. More...
New coronavirus variant in Tanzania has “10 more mutations than have been found on any other version”
The most mutated variant of the coronavirus yet was found in travellers from Tanzania. More...