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Netherlands: coronavirus vaccinations will be free and voluntary
The Dutch government will prioritize people aged over 60, those in health risk groups and frontline health care workers for coronavirus vaccinations when the shots become available, the health ministry announced Friday. More...
Poland finds Covid-19 cases amongst mink farm workers
Poland has found 18 cases of coronavirus among mink farm workers as it continues tests among the animals, but does not believe the workers were infected by the animals, sanitary and veterinary authorities said. More...
Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 are associated with protection against reinfection
The immune system protects people after a corona infection probably for at least six months from another disease. More...
France records 1,138 deaths from coronavirus
France reported 1,138 new deaths from the coronavirus, of which 381 in hospitals and a multi-day batch of 757 in retirement homes, taking the total to 48,265. More...
“Escape mutations” could help SARS-CoV-2 evade immune attack
Researchers in the United States have identified mutations within severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – that can reduce antibody binding to the virus, potentially mediating its escape from immune attack. More...
Randomised study finds no evidence that facemasks offer any protection from coronavirus whatsoever
Copenhagen experts recruited 6,000 volunteers in the spring — before masks were mandatory there — and split the them into two groups, with half wearing masks in public and half not. More...
Irish mink farms told animals will be culled to prevent coronavirus mutation
Three mink farms in the Republic of Ireland have been told their mink are to be culled to halt a potential spread of a mutated form of coronavirus. More...
UK secondary schools are second only to supermarkets as a setting where people are catching coronavirus
Which school year groups are seeing most COVID cases in secondary schools? More...
Supermarkets most common places visited before positive coronavirus test in UK
Supermarkets are the most common places that people have visited in the days leading up to a positive coronavirus test reported to the Test and Trace app in England, new data suggests. More...
US COVID-19 hospitalizations rise by nearly 50% in 2 weeks
The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the United States has jumped nearly 50% in the last 14 days, straining the nation’s healthcare system and forcing states to impose new restrictions to curb the alarming spread of the coronavirus. More...