Category: Science
Scientific articles about the coronavirus
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...
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...
33% Utah mink farms have been hit with COVID19 outbreaks, farm manager dead with Covid-19, farm cats and dogs infected
“..the problem [COVID-19 outbreaks on Utah mink farms] has greatly worsened since August 2020.” More...
561 cases of coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 reported in Denmark
“561 people with this variant have now been detected in Denmark. More...
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...
Cats and dogs may need Covid-19 vaccine
Norfolk scientists have said Covid vaccinations may need to be given to our pets. More...
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...
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...
Large national outbreak of COVID-19 linked to air travel in Ireland, summer 2020
Fifty-nine laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 from six Irish health regions were linked to an international flight into Ireland in summer 2020
An outbreak case was defined as positive PCR for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (naso-pharyngeal swab) in either a passenger or a contact of a passenger. More...
New Zealand woman tests positive for coronavirus 2 days AFTER her quarantine period ended. B117 suspected
The new case of Covid-19 in the NZ community is a 56-year-old woman. More...