Category: Health
About 20% of health workers in one Danish hospital vaccinated with the Astrazeneca vaccine experience mild side effects
The North Jutland Region of Denmark is to vaccinate one third of a hospital ward staff at a time instead of a half. More...
Czech vaccine against coronavirus nearing completion
Intensive work is continuing on the development of a Czech-produced vaccine against COVID-19, planned for distribution to the public later this year, as confirmed by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlíček. More...
The Global coronavirus case fatality rate CFR is now at 2.21% and rising
The global case fatality rate, which fell consistently from May 1st 2020 until January 18th 2021, is now rising steadily and currently stands at 2.21%
The global Covid-19 case rate (those who have tested positive for sars-cov-2 by testing) has fallen recently, but the case fatality rate (those who have died of Covid-19 following a confirmed test) has not fallen in step with the case reduction. More...
Cases of Long Covid could be as high as 20% in the UK, immunologist warns
The number of patients reporting symptoms of Covid-19 weeks after becoming ill could be as high as 20%, an immunologist said, as he warned it could place an additional burden on the NHS.
‘A 6-Year-Old In A 90-Year-Old’s Body’ – The Children Devastated By Long Covid
“He’s like a six-year-old in a 90-year-old’s body,” says Chris Ward of his son Thomas, who first fell ill last February with a fever, breathlessness and aches all over his body. More...
Three ‘new and active’ coronavirus cases found in South Auckland, New Zealand
Air New Zealand has stopped offering food and drinks on domestic flights following news today that a woman who tested positive for Covid-19 works for an airline catering company. More...
Israel: Coronavirus patients on ECMO machines reach record 52
The Sheba Medical Center said “the new mutations cause much more serious illness and affect younger people,” adding that most of those connected to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machines are in their forties and fifties, compared to the previous waves when most were in their sixties. More...
NERVTAG: increased disease severity in people infected with coronavirus variant B.1.1.7
NERVTAG: “Here we report updated and additional analyses, which together strengthen the earlier finding of increased disease severity in people infected with VOC B.1.1.7 compared to other virus variants.” More...
California coronavirus variant CAL.20C accounts for nearly half of COVID-19 cases in Southern California and about a 1/3 of cases in the state
The CAL.20C variant accounts for nearly half of COVID-19 cases in Southern California and about a third of cases in the state based on an analysis of viral genomes posted to a global database called GISAID. More...
Australian quarantine hotel coronavirus cluster rises to 20, linked to use of nebuliser by guest
Returned traveller blamed for Melbourne virus outbreak feels ‘like a criminal’ after being allowed to use nebuliser in quarantine hotel
The man had not tested positive to coronavirus when he used the nebuliser at the Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport. More...