Tag: covid
UK: 100 blood clot cases and 22 deaths following vaccination with AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccination
“Up to 5 April 2021, the MHRA had received Yellow Card reports of 100 cases of major thromboembolic events (blood clots) with concurrent thrombocytopenia (low platelet counts) in the UK following vaccination with COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca. More...
Africa: Tanzania/Angola coronavirus variant carries E484K & H655Y mutations
Forbes are carrying an interesting about the recently discovered coronavirus variant found in Tanzania, Africa in travellers arriving from Angola. More...
France: 25 cases of Breton coronavirus variant B.1.616 recorded so far, 22 in Brittany, 3 elsewhere
Clade 20C variant that emerged in Brittany. A cluster of infections with a 20C clade variant (“20C / 655Y variant” or B.1.616), was detected in the Côtes d´Armor, with cases occurring between January and March 2021. More...
France: Breton Variant B.1.616 added to WHO’s list of variants of interest
France’s “Breton variant”, B.1.616, was added to the WHO list of Variants of Interest this week. More...
India: Maharashtra records 61,695 new coronavirus cases, 349 deaths; over 8000 cases in Mumbai
Maharashtra on Thursday reported 61,695 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the tally to 36,39,855, while 349 new fatalities pushed the toll to 59,153, the state health department said. More...
USA: CDC reports 5,800 COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infections in fully vaccinated Americans, 74 deaths
About 5,800 Americans who have been vaccinated against coronavirus have become infected anyway, the U.S. More...
Australia: 48yr old NSW woman dies after developing blood clots following Covid-19 vaccination
Australian Federal health authorities are investigating the death of a 48-year-old New South Wales woman who developed blood clots after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. More...
USA: About 60 household pets confirmed positive for coronavirus in Texas study
Researchers at Texas A&M’s Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences department have confirmed a cat and dog living in the same house have contracted the UK variant of COVID-19 B.1.1.7. More...
USA: 2 Malayan tigers at Norfolk, Virginia zoo test positive for coronavirus
Two tigers at a zoo in Virginia have tested positive for the coronavirus. More...