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Pfizer-Biontech preparing vaccine “booster shot” for coronavirus variants B117, 501YV2 etc

As two new stains of the virus spread globally, Pfizer and BioNTech are also developing booster shots that can protect against various mutations. More...

January 26, 2021August 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Health, Infection, Mutation, Pfizer/Biontech, Reinfection, Treatment, Vaccine

Several San Diego gorillas recovering from COVID-19, zoo says

A troop of gorillas at the San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park is recovering from an outbreak of COVID-19 that sickened several of the group’s eight members, the zoo said in a news release on Monday. More...

January 26, 2021July 18, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com America, Animals, California, Coronavirus, Health, Infection, Mutation, Reinfection, Treatment, USA

Almost 30% of Brussels GP’s have been infected with coronavirus

Almost three in ten (28%) general practitioners in Brussels have been infected with coronavirus, according to a survey by the Federation of Brussels General Practitioners (FAMGB). More...

January 25, 2021August 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Belgium, Coronavirus, Europe, Health, Infection, Treatment

France’s Pasteur Institute says it is abandoning Covid-19 vaccine project

France’s Pasteur Institute said on Monday it was ending development of a Covid-19 vaccine with US pharmaceutical company Merck after clinical trial results proved disappointing. More...

January 25, 2021August 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Europe, France, Health, Treatment, Vaccine

Moderna developing vaccine “booster shot” against 501YV2 variant

Moderna said its Covid-19 vaccine appeared to protect against emerging variants of the coronavirus in laboratory tests, but as a precaution it would test whether a booster shot improves immune responses and develop a new vaccine targeting the strain first identified in South Africa. More...

January 25, 2021August 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com America, Coronavirus, Health, Moderna, Mutation, Treatment, USA, Vaccine

Greece approves drug Colchicine in the fight Against Covid-19

Greece approved colchicine, an inexpensive medicine for heart diseases, to be included in the protocol of oral treatments for patients with Covid-19. More...

January 25, 2021August 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Europe, Greece, Health, Infection, Treatment

Quebec researchers say they have found an effective drug to fight COVID-19 – colchicine

A team of researchers from the Montreal Heart Institute believe they have found an effective weapon against COVID-19: Colchicine, an oral tablet already known and used for other diseases. More...

January 24, 2021August 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com America, Canada, Coronavirus, Health, Infection, Science, Treatment

If just 10% of coronavirus patients suffer from Long Covid….

The USA, with 25,700,000 infections so far, would have 2,570,000 long haulers

The UK, with 3,600,000 infections far, would have 360,000 long haulers

Germany, with 2,100,000 infections so far, would have 210,000 long haulers

France, with 3,000,000 infections so far, would have 300,000 long haulers

Spain, with 2,600,000 infections so far would have 260,000 long haulers

Russia, with 3,700,000 infections so far, would have 370,000 long haulers

Brazil, with 8,800,000 infections so far, would have 880,000 long haulers

Planet Earth, with nearly 100,000,000 infections so far, would have 10,000,000 long haulers

Lancet: “Our findings showed that 76% of patients reported at least one symptom at 6 months after symptom onset, and the proportion was higher in women.” More...