Category: Symptoms
Simpsons Predicted The Pandemic In 2010
“We are here to come up with the next phony baloney crisis to put Americans back where they belong – in dark rooms, glued to their televisions, too terrified to skip the commercials.” More...
Canada: Two lions test positive for SARS-CoV-2 at Calgary Zoo
Two female lions have tested positive for Covid in Calgary Zoo, Canada, with other animals in the zoo also displaying symptoms. More...
Around 19 million US adults have Long COVID
CIDRAP are reporting that City University of New York researchers estimate that 7.3% of US adult COVID-19 survivors have persistent symptoms – that’s almost 19 million Americans. More...
Nearly 2.5 million symptomatic Covid infections reported in the UK
The UK ZOE Covid tracker is showing that there are nearly 2.5 million symptomatic Covid infections in Britain, a figure that has been rising steadily for weeks. More...
COVID-19 reinfections increase risk of organ failure, death
New research published in Nature Medicine magazine shows the devastating damage that can be caused to the human body by Covid-19 reinfections, with each reinfection increasing the risk, regardless of vaccination status. More...
Preprint: Neutralizing antibodies in deer for at least 13 months for 90% of animals
Another preprint out recently outlines the disturbing prospect of a large SARS-CoV-2 viral reservoir developing in white-tailed deer in the US. More...
Australia: 58% seek advice for ongoing Covid symptoms
An Australian Lung Foundation report has found that three in five people sought medical advice or treatment for ongoing Covid symptoms. More...
Singapore: XBB variant more prevalent in those without a previous Covid infection
Singapore’s Health Minister, Ong Ye Kung, has said that he expects the current XBB SARS-CoV-2 wave to peak in mid-November 2022. More...
Chimeric SARS-CoV-2 variant with a mortality rate of 80% *5 Updates*
Boston University scientists undertake a gain of function experiment and create a chimeric recombinant SARS-CoV-2 virus with 80% mortality rate in mice. More...
Ebola case fatality rate is between 40% to 90%
“The illness has a case fatality rate of between 40% to 90% (depending on the virus species) with SUDV having a case fatality rate of approximately 50% seen in previous outbreaks.” More...