Tag: covid-19
P.1 coronavirus variant the most transmissible among the current identified SARS-CoV-2 VOCs
The new P.1 variant was found to be about 2.6 times more transmissible (95% Confidence Interval (CI): 2.4–2.8) than previous circulating variant(s). More...
A nursing researcher’s experience in a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine trial
“The experience after the second injection was different. My arm quickly became painful at the injection site, much more than the first time. More...
AstraZeneca reports slightly lower efficacy of 76% for coronavirus vaccine following criticism of interim results
AstraZeneca has reported a slightly lower efficacy rate for its Covid-19 vaccine after the results of a US clinical trial were criticised as outdated. More...
Genome Sequencing shows variants of concern and a novel coronavirus variant in India
“The analysis of samples from Maharashtra has revealed that compared to December 2020, there has been an increase in the fraction of samples with the E484Q and L452R mutations. More...
Belgium: third coronavirus lockdown announced
Shopping at non-essential stores only with an appointment. Large stores e.g. More...
Finland: coronavirus variant resembling B.1.351 (South Africa) found in the Turku infection cluster
The virus variant of South Africa has been confirmed as the cause of the coronavirus infections among students in Turku, Finland. More...
Hong Kong, Macau suspend Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine over ‘flawed’ vials
Hong Kong and Macau suspended the use of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday (Mar 24 2021) after being informed of a packaging problem affecting one batch of vials, while stressing they did not believe there was a safety risk. More...
South Korea investigating six deaths reported after coronavirus vaccination
5th March 2021: South Korean health authorities are looking into six cases of deaths reported after vaccinations, adding that a potential causal relationship between the vaccinations and the deaths will be investigated. More...
25% of coronavirus patients in Uppsala, Sweden are in intensive care
“It will get worse before it gets better.” The words are from the chief physician Magnus von Seth, who sees up close how the third wave strikes with force against Uppsala, Sweden.
Number of coronavirus reinfections in Czech Republic up ninefold to 1,400
One year after the first confirmed case of coronavirus infection, experts in the Czech Republic recorded 1,400 cases of reinfection, in which people in both cases had symptoms of Covid-19. More...