Tag: covid-19
Iceland opts for herd immunity through infection
Iceland has vaccinated 76% of its population, but for several months the majority of new Covid infections have been amongst the fully vaccinated. More...
Children now account for 36% of Tennessee’s virus cases
Children now make up 36% of Tennessee’s reported COVID-19 cases, marking yet another sobering milestone in the state’s battle against the highly contagious delta variant, Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey said Wednesday. More...
Britain surrenders to the coronavirus
“We can’t control the spread of the virus. The virus is doing what it’s doing and we have to react to that”. More...
Vaccine breakthrough cases in Washington State to 25th August 2021
This week’s update from Washington State showing vaccine breakthrough cases and which Sars-CoV-2 variant is causing them up to 25th August 2021. More...
Vaccine waning studies show large declines in efficacy against infection for Covid-19 vaccines
More...A summary table of the studies that have assessed mRNA vaccine effectiveness (VE) for Delta infections, updated with reports from yesterday, overall in line with estimate ~50-60%; *does not pertain* to high VE for hospitalizations or deaths pic.twitter.com/7LxvLoelUI
USA: 20% vaccine breakthrough in Snohomish County, Washington State
“In May 2021, fewer than 5% of cases were among vaccinated individuals. More...
UK Covid app confirms vaccines are waning
Joinzoe: “We found that initial protection against infection a month after the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine was 88%, while after five to six months this fell to 74%. More...
Children to spearhead Britain’s winter offensive against the coronavirus
The same UK politicians and scientists who have blundered from one disaster to the next in the Covid crisis have decided to reopen British schools in September 2021 with no mitigations in place and to let our children bear the brunt of the next brutal Covid wave alone. More...
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from asymptomatic and presymptomatic individuals in healthcare settings despite medical masks and eye protection
We describe 3 instances of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission despite medical masks and eye protection, including transmission despite the source person being masked, transmission despite the exposed person being masked, and transmission despite both parties being masked. More...
France: Brain damage found in paediatric long covid cases
For the first time, the cerebral reality of the long form of the Covid-19 is demonstrated in children. More...