Category: Vaccine
Ebola: “The risk of international spread cannot be ruled out” *1 update*
WHO – “The currently affected Mubende district [of Uganda] has no international borders – nevertheless, the risk of international spread cannot be ruled out due to the active cross-border population movement.”… ...More...
BA.2.75.2 and BQ.1.1 approaching SARS-1 levels of escape
A new Twitter thread out today from Yunlong Cao gives further details about the variants BA.2.75 and BQ.1.1.… ...More...
Pfizer CEO fighting his second Covid infection in 5 weeks
Pfizer CEO and Chairman Albert Bourla: “I have tested positive for COVID.”… ...More...
Preprint: Reevaluation of antibody-dependent enhancement for SARS-CoV-2 treatments
A new preprint looking at the evidence for antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) is getting a LOT of attention online – we link to it below so that you can read it for yourself.… ...More...
Preprint: Russian Khosta-2 bat virus resistant to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines
“We found that the spike from virus, Khosta-2, could infect cells similar to human pathogens using the same entry mechanisms, but was resistant to neutralization by serum from individuals who had been vaccinated for SARS-CoV-2.”… ...More...
Joe Biden: The pandemic is basically not where it was
“There’s a lot of people — there’s not — the pandemic is, quote, “over,” as I got criticized for saying.… ...More...
The Queen of Denmark tests positive for Covid-19 after THAT funeral
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time in one year after attending the biggest Covid superspreader event in pandemic history – the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in Great Britain.… ...More...
Lancet: Natural immunity associated with a 95% lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection
After the first 3 months, natural immunity was associated with a 95% lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and an 87% lower risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation for up to 20 months.… ...More...
BA.2.75.2 “exhibits more extreme antibody escape than any variant we’ve seen so far”
Two preprints have been published over the last few days that give more details about the Omicron BA.2.75.2 sublineage.… ...More...
Lancet: Covid response “a massive global failure at multiple levels”
The Lancet Commission looking into the global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic response has levelled some withering criticism at the failure of governments and agencies to tackle the pandemic and uncover its origins.… ...More...
USA: State of emergency declared in New York over polio
New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, declared a state of emergency over polio on September 9th 2022 after the virus was detected in the wastewater of yet another county in the New York City area.… ...More...
Research: “Omicron variant is highly likely a product of artificial genetic modification”
An extraordinary claim in a research paper just released: that the Omicron variant could be a product of artificial genetic modification.… ...More...
Netherlands: Five scenarios for the future of the pandemic
The Netherlands has published a new guide to the future of the pandemic, laying out five possible scenarios for its evolution, including a worst-case scenario.… ...More...
China: Covid-19 vaccine administered by inhaler approved
China has granted CanSinoBIO approval for its Recombinant COVID-19 Vaccine for Inhalation to be used as a booster dose.… ...More...