Category: Reinfection
Culled mink break through the surface of mass coronavirus graves in Denmark
At least one meter into the ground, the killed corona-infected mink had been buried at the military training ground at Holstebro.
Schoolchildren account for almost a quarter of coronavirus infections in Oslo
A total of 23% of the new cases of coronavirus infection in Oslo, Norway, in the first week after the City Council closed down large parts of the city again were among school students. More...
Italy announces temporary ban on mink farming to prevent coronavirus mutation
Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza signed a decree on Monday banning mink farming until at least March, amid fears that coronavirus mutations may affect vaccine efficacy. More...
Russia to vaccinate mink against Coronavirus amid mutation fears
Russia plans to vaccinate its minks against the coronavirus after a mutated form of the virus found on mink farms prompted mass culls in Europe, the Defense Ministry’s Zvezda news channel reported Monday. More...
Eight coronavirus cases found on Polish mink farm
Scientists from the Medical University of Gdansk have found eight cases of Covid-19 in mink at a mink farm in northern Poland. More...
Chinese port workers infected by coronavirus on pig heads arriving from North America
A Tianjin, China health official said two confirmed cases in the northern port city earlier this month had caught the virus from pig heads arriving from North America. More...
The coronavirus mutations observed in mink have also been found in ferrets
The UK government’s scientific advisers are drawing up advice for ferret owners amid fears a mutated version of Covid-19 found in mink could leap to other animals. More...
Are mRNA coronavirus vaccines safe in the long term?
The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be the first-ever messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines brought to market for human patients. More...
Mink infected with coronavirus have been found at a farm in France
Mink infected with coronavirus have been found at a farm in the Eure-et-Loire region of western France, and 1,000 mink at the farm will be culled, the French agriculture ministry said on Sunday. More...
Spain – the Covid vaccination will begin in January and will not be mandatory
The Spanish Minister of Health, Salvador Illa , has assured that the vaccination plan against covid-19 will begin in January 2021 and will not be mandatory for the entire population: “Experts recommend that it not be mandatory because it could be counterproductive .” More...