Category: Health
The coronavirus mutations observed in mink have also been found in ferrets
The UK government’s scientific advisers are drawing up advice for ferret owners amid fears a mutated version of Covid-19 found in mink could leap to other animals. More...
Are mRNA coronavirus vaccines safe in the long term?
The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be the first-ever messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines brought to market for human patients. More...
Chinese expert call for COVID circuit-breaker amid cases related to frozen food imports
China has seen a continuous rise in cases of contaminated frozen food from overseas and patients of coronavirus infections related to the import industry, which prompted Chinese health experts to suggest an expanded testing scale and a circuit-breaker mechanism for imports like that for international flights. More...
Mink infected with coronavirus have been found at a farm in France
Mink infected with coronavirus have been found at a farm in the Eure-et-Loire region of western France, and 1,000 mink at the farm will be culled, the French agriculture ministry said on Sunday. More...
Spain – the Covid vaccination will begin in January and will not be mandatory
The Spanish Minister of Health, Salvador Illa , has assured that the vaccination plan against covid-19 will begin in January 2021 and will not be mandatory for the entire population: “Experts recommend that it not be mandatory because it could be counterproductive .” More...
University of Granada: living with a dog poses an even greater risk of Covid-19 virus infection than going to work
Researchers from the University of Granada analyzed a total of 2,086 people during the closure of Spain, from March to May. More...
COVID-19, cytokines, and inflammatory cell death
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have discovered a potential strategy to prevent life-threatening inflammation, lung damage and organ failure in patients with COVID-19
The scientists identified the drugs after discovering that the hyperinflammatory immune response associated with COVID-19 leads to tissue damage and multi-organ failure in mice by triggering inflammatory cell death pathways. More...
Netherlands: coronavirus vaccinations will be free and voluntary
The Dutch government will prioritize people aged over 60, those in health risk groups and frontline health care workers for coronavirus vaccinations when the shots become available, the health ministry announced Friday. More...
Nearly 1 million people already innoculated with two experimental Chinese coronavirus vaccines
Nearly a million people have been given “emergency” inoculations of two experimental coronavirus vaccines, a Chinese pharmaceutical company has confirmed. More...
Poland finds Covid-19 cases amongst mink farm workers
Poland has found 18 cases of coronavirus among mink farm workers as it continues tests among the animals, but does not believe the workers were infected by the animals, sanitary and veterinary authorities said. More...