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WHO declares monkeypox a PHEIC as Tedros overrules advisors

One month too late.

The World Health Organisation have finally gotten round to declaring monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), but only after WHO chief Dr Tedros overrode the views of his own advisors! More...

July 23, 2022July 24, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Africa, America, Asia, Australasia, Coronavirus, Europe, Health, Infection, Monkeypox, Transmission

Spain: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Castilla y León

Spanish health authorities have confirmed a case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in the Castilla y León region. More...

July 22, 2022July 24, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Europe, Health, Hospitalization, Infection, PPE, Spain, Symptoms, Transmission

EMA recommends the use of smallpox vaccine Imvanex for monkeypox

“The safety profile of the medicine is favorable, with mild to moderate side effects, and the EMA committee concluded that the benefits of the medicine outweigh the risks.” More...

July 22, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com EU, Europe, Health, Imvanex, Infection, Monkeypox, Transmission, Vaccine

Preprint: Paediatric monkeypox patient with unknown source of infection 1 update

“We describe a paediatric case of MPX in the Netherlands. More...

July 22, 2022July 23, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Children, Europe, Fomites, Health, Hospitalization, Infection, Monkeypox, Netherlands, Preprint, Research, Symptoms, Testing, Transmission

Preprint: Tunneling nanotubes provide a route for SARS-CoV-2 spreading

“Here, we investigated the neuroinvasive potential of SARS-CoV-2 and asked whether tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) could be involved in its intercellular spreading.” More...

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Health, Infection, Long Covid, Mental Heath, Preprint, Research, Science, Transmission

US President Joe Biden has Covid-19 1 update

Biden, 79, is experiencing fatigue, a runny nose and a dry cough after testing positive. More...

July 21, 2022July 22, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com America, Coronavirus, Health, Infection, Paxlovid, Symptoms, Testing, Transmission, USA, Washington D.C

China: Level four alert for bubonic plague 2 updates

Level four alert for bubonic plague in Ningxia Hui, China. More...

July 19, 2022July 24, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Bubonic plague, China, Deaths, Health, Healthcare, Infection, Mongolia, Symptoms, Transmission

UK: Long Covid recognised as a disability by employment tribunal

The decision in the employment tribunal case of Burke v Turning Point Scotland is one of the first in the UK to address specific facts and has found that the long Covid symptoms suffered by Mr Burke amounted to a disability. More...