Tag: coronavirus
New York: 66,200 vaccine breakthrough cases, 5,604 hospitalizations
New York’s overall vaccine breakthrough case count had reached about 66,200, including 5,604 hospitalizations, newly reported state numbers show. More...
Preprint: Children with long Covid show a similar brain hypometabolic pattern as that found in adult long Covid patients
Despite lower initial severity at the acute stage of the infection, paediatric patients demonstrated on average 5 months later a similar brain hypometabolic pattern as that found in adult long COVID patients, involving bilateral medial temporal lobes, brainstem and cerebellum, and also the right olfactory gyrus after small volume correction. More...
Cornell University: 95% Covid vaccinated, 322 infections in one week
Cornell University, which has a population of around 40,000 and a 95% Covid-19 vaccination rate, was declared a “yellow zone” after their first week of classes because 322 people there tested positive for the coronavirus during the opening “surveillance testing.” More...
Delta 4+ variant: Complete vaccine escape & enhanced infectivity with Pfizer vaccine
“Here we suggest an evolutionary pathway by which the Delta variant could achieve complete escape from vaccine-induced immunity”. More...
USA: Six African lions, a Sumatran tiger and two Amur tigers infected with Covid in Washington Zoo
Six African lions, a Sumatran tiger and two Amur tigers at the National Zoo in Washington have tested positive for the coronavirus, which causes Covid-19, the Smithsonian Institution said Friday. More...
Malaysia: surge in Covid cases and deaths involving children reported
Covid-19 cases in Malaysia involving children leapt to 310,074 as at the end of August, which is 25 times more than the whole of last year. More...
UK: Vaccine breakthrough rate for Delta infections is 27% in Technical Briefing 23
The latest UK PHE Technical Briefing 23 has just been published covering the period up to 12th September 2021. More...
Italy: ALL workers must have a Covid vaccination or negative test
The Italian government has today made it obligatory for ALL workers either to show proof of vaccination, a negative test or recent recovery from infection. More...
WHO: the first substantial decline in global Covid cases in more than two months
With nearly 4 million new cases reported globally in the past week (6-12 September), this represents the first substantial decline in weekly cases in more than two months. More...
