Tag: covid-19
Antibodies for coronavirus found in stray cats and dogs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
To investigate previous SARS-CoV-2 exposure, serum samples of all 96 animals were tested for the detection of SARS-CoV-2-neutralizing antibodies. More...
Israel: Covid-19 reinfection hits 1 in a 1,000 – coronavirus variants may fuel it
Largest study in world followed about a fifth of COVID-positive Israelis after recovery, and found 154 got reinfected, indicating immunity is high but far from absolute
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France and Sweden’s daily coronavirus case rate now exceeds that of Brazil
France’s daily case rate per million people: 571 | Sweden’s daily case rate per million people: 539 | Brazil’s daily case rate per million people: 354
Emergence of N antigen SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants escaping detection of antigenic coronavirus tests
While conducting a large validation study on the Abbott Panbio™ COVID-19 Ag test, we noticed that some swab samples failed to generate a positive result in spite of a high viral load in Rt-PCR assays. More...
Germany: 9 dead, 31 cases of sinus vein thrombosis after vaccination with AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
By March 29, 2021, 31 cases of sinus vein thrombosis after vaccination with the COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria) were reported to the Paul Ehrlich Institute as part of the spontaneous recording. More...
France: New national coronavirus lockdown announced, schools closed
Emmanuel Macron has announced that restrictions currently covering parts of France will be extended nationally. More...
Israel: new coronavirus variant found, has infected hundreds of people
Scientists have discovered an Israeli coronavirus variant, and believe there are hundreds of cases of the mutation in the north, south and center of the country — but they don’t believe it poses a challenge to vaccine effectiveness. More...
Two-thirds of epidemiologists warn mutations could render current coronavirus vaccines ineffective in a year or less
In a survey of 77 epidemiologists from 28 countries, carried out by The People’s Vaccine Alliance, two-thirds thought that we had a year or less before the virus mutates to the extent that the majority of first-generation vaccines are rendered ineffective and new or modified vaccines are required. More...
South Korea: a woman in her 80s died after being vaccinated with AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine at the Busan nursing hospital
A woman in her 80s who received AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, died in a nursing hospital in Busan. More...