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Poland: Sars-CoV-2 spillover event from mink that lasted at least three months

We report the spillover of mink-adapted SARS-CoV-2 from farmed mink to humans after adaptation that lasted at least three months. More...

January 2, 2022January 2, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Coronavirus, Health, Infection, Mink, Poland, Reservoir, Symptoms, Testing, Transmission, Y453F

Antarctica: 16 research station workers infected with Covid

A Belgian scientific research station in Antarctica has seen an outbreak of Covid-19 affect two thirds of its workforce, despite workers being fully vaccinated and based in one of the world’s remotest regions. More...

January 1, 2022September 27, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Belgium, Coronavirus, Infection, Lockdown, Superspreader events, Transmission, Vaccine, Vaccine Breakthrough

Ireland: more Covid cases between Christmas and New Year than in the whole of 2020

More than 120,000 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Ireland since Christmas Day. More...

January 1, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Europe, Infection, Ireland, Omicron, Testing, Transmission, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning

Global winter wave of 2021 is now 50% higher than last year’s winter wave

The current global winter wave is already about 50% higher than last year’s wave, peaking at 14.5 million biweekly cases yesterday. More...

January 1, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Africa, America, Asia, Australasia, Coronavirus, Deaths, Europe, Hospitalization, Infection, Omicron, Reinfection, Superspreader events, Transmission, Vaccine, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning

UKHSA: Vaccine effectiveness drops to just 40% – 50% ten weeks after booster dose

Two to 4 weeks after a booster dose, vaccine effectiveness ranged from around 65% to 75%, dropping to 55% to 70% at 5 to 9 weeks and 40% to 50% from 10+ weeks after the booster. More...

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Astrazeneca, Coronavirus, England, Health, Healthcare, Hospitalization, Infection, London, Moderna, Northern Ireland, Omicron, Pfizer/Biontech, Revaccination, Scotland, Transmission, UK, Vaccine, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning, Wales

France: new Sars-CoV-2 variant B.1.640.2 with N501Y and E484K detected

Twelve SARS-CoV-2 positive patients living in southeastern France are infected with a variant with atypical mutations. More...

December 30, 2021January 17, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Africa, B.1.640, B.1.640.1, B.1.640.2, Cameroon, Coronavirus, E484K, Europe, France, Genome, Infection, Mutation, N501Y, Recombination, Testing, Transmission

Israel considers herd immunity through mass infection

Senior Israeli Health Ministry officials are reportedly weighing a switch to a policy of reaching herd immunity through mass infection by Covid-19. More...

December 29, 2021January 4, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Delta, Herd Immunity, Infection, Israel, Omicron, Reinfection, Transmission, Vaccine Breakthrough

Faroe Islands: 63% breakthrough in triple vaccinated heathcare workers

21 out of 33 hospital employees from the National Hospital in the Faroe Islands were infected with Omikron at a private meeting in early December. More...