Category: Health
Novavax vaccine works well except on N501Y.V2 South Africa variant
An early analysis in Britain found that the Novavax vaccine had an efficacy rate of nearly 90 percent. More...
Circulating SARS-CoV-2 spike N439K variants maintain fitness while evading antibody-mediated immunity
“SARS-CoV-2 can mutate and evade immunity, with consequences for efficacy of emerging vaccines and antibody therapeutics. More...
Brazil’s Yanomami people – report that nine children have died with COVID-19 symptoms
The Brazilian agency that provides health care for the Indigenous has sent a team to the Yanomami people’s territory in the remote Amazon rainforest to investigate a report that nine children died with COVID-19 symptoms, officials said Thursday. More...
WHO Recommends against Moderna & Pfizer coronavirus vaccines for most pregnant women
The World Health Organization released new guidance about Moderna Inc.’s More...
The coronavirus global case fatality rate is rising after falling continuously since May 1st 2020
The Covid-19 global case fatality rate is now ticking upwards after falling continuously since May 1st 2020. More...
Netanyahu: “it’s just a matter of time until we hit a coronavirus strain that the current vaccines are not susceptible to”
This week, [Israeli] authorities approved vaccinating 16-18-year-olds to allow students to take their “Bagrut” matriculation exams on time. More...
SARS-CoV-2 501YV2 escapes neutralization by South African COVID-19 donor plasma
SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 escapes neutralization by South African COVID-19 donor plasma
“SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2, More...
Minnesota tiger tests positive for Sars-Cov-2
A tiger at a Pine County wildlife sanctuary tested positive for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, making it the second confirmed captive or domestic animal case in the state. More...
A tiger and 2 lions infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Sweden
On 13 Jan 2021, the National Veterinary Institute of Sweden confirmed SARS-CoV-2 in a tiger held in a zoo in Sweden. More...