Category: Reinfection
Number of UK coronavirus patients on ventilators passes 4,000 for first time
The number of coronavirus patients on mechanical ventilation in the UK has passed 4,000 for the first time in the pandemic. More...
Genomic evidence of in-flight transmission of SARS-CoV-2 despite predeparture testing
Evidence of in-flight transmission on a flight from the United Arab Emirates to New Zealand is strongly supported by the epidemiologic data, in-flight seating plan, symptom onset dates, and genomic data for this group of travelers who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 (passengers A–G). More...
The NEU’s June 2020 plan for restarting UK education is as valid now as it was then
A ten-point plan for children and young people
- Disadvantaged children and young people and their families must be a key priority.
UK won’t achieve herd immunity with the current coronavirus vaccines
Britain won’t achieve herd immunity with the current coronavirus vaccines even if every single Briton is injected, a study claimed today. More...
27% of survivors of US COVID-19 hospitalisation readmitted or died by 60 days after discharge
Readmission and Death After Initial Hospital Discharge Among Patients With COVID-19
“There were 2179 index hospitalizations for COVID-19, of which 678 patients (31.1%) were treated in an ICU, 279 (12.8%) were mechanically ventilated, 307 (14.1%) received vasopressors, and 1775 (81.5%) survived to discharge. More...
Denmark: just 3.% of test group had coronavirus antibodies by November 2020
At the end of November, 3.9% of study participants had antibodies to neon coronavirus in their blood samples. More...
10% of Dutch coronavirus infections last week tied to B117 mutation
Some 38,776 people in the Netherlands tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus for the week ending Tuesday morning, the RIVM said in its weekly analysis. More...
UK to send children back to the coronavirus battlefront. Adults can wait at home until it’s safe.
“There could be a phased reopening of schools in England based on regional infection rates after a lifting of the national lockdown, MPs have been told. More...
Over 12,400 Israelis tested positive for COVID-19 after having received at least the first coronavirus vaccine dose
Over 12,400 Israeli residents tested positive for COVID-19 after having received at least the first coronavirus vaccine dose, representing 6.6% of the 189,900 people who took coronavirus tests after being vaccinated, according to figures released by the Health Ministry. More...
Israel’s coronavirus czar says first dose less effective than Pfizer indicated
Israel’s coronavirus czar Nachman Ash has reportedly said the first dose of Pfizer’s vaccine provides less protection against COVID-19 than the US pharmaceutical firm had initially indicated it would, and cautioned that it may not protect against new strains of the virus.