Category: Health
Norway raises estimated death toll from Pfizer-Biontech coronavirus vaccine to 29
Norway expressed increasing concern about the safety of the Pfizer Inc. More...
Distinct Patterns of Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Spike variants including N501Y in Columbus, Ohio
“We report here the emergence in Columbus, Ohio in December 2020 of two novel SARS-CoV-2 clade 20C/G variants. More...
Long Covid could claim up to 700 doctors in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland could lose up to 700 hospital doctors as a result of the pandemic, it has been warned. More...
Denmark finds 4 coronavirus cases which only have the E484K mutation in the spike protein
The first case of another covid-19 variant has been found in Denmark. More...
20C-US: Emergence and Evolution of a Prevalent New SARS-CoV-2 Variant in the United States
“we have identified a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that emerged in the United States (U.S.) More...
Second wild mink tests positive for Sars-Cov-2 outside Oregon mink farm
Since December, wildlife biologists with USDA Wildlife Services, under the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) direction, have captured and tested more than a dozen animals, including ten opossums, three cats, two skunks, and three mink. More...
White-tailed deer are highly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection
“Here we demonstrated that white-tailed deer, an animal species in which the angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) – the SARS-CoV-2 receptor – shares a high degree of similarity to humans, are highly susceptible to infection. More...
Cambridge study: “Dog, cat, and cattle ACE2 receptors were identified as the strongest interactors with the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein”
Researchers investigated whether the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein could bind to the ACE2 receptors from 22 different animals to ascertain which of these, if any, may be susceptible to infection. More...
Natural SARS-CoV-2 infection of ferrets in Spain
“We found SARS-CoV-2 RNA in 6 of 71 ferrets (8.4%) and isolated the virus from one rectal swab. More...
MHRA disallows mass lateral flow coronavirus tests in UK schools
“The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) told the [UK] government on Tuesday it had not authorised the daily use of 30-minute tests due to concerns that they give people false reassurance if they test negative.” More...