Tag: covid
Israel: Netanyahu wants 36m more coronavirus vaccines. “The worst scenario is that we have to vaccinate every half year.”
Israel is looking to buy 36 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines, three times the number it has already bought, in case booster shots are needed later in the year, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday. More...
Italian coronavirus vaccine begins first clinical trials
Clinical trials of the all-Italian anti Covid-19 vaccine has started. More...
School pupil infected with South Africa coronavirus variant B1351 in Achberg, Germany. 150 people in quarantine
The school had to close last Friday, just under a week after it opened. More...
Number of Swedish coronavirus ICU patients has increased sharply in last 2 days in Sweden
A total of 240 covid-19 patients are in intensive care wards around the country, compared to only 197 ten days ago. More...
Coronavirus variant circulating in Brescia, Italy since August 2020 has 501 and 493 mutation. Possible B.1.1.7 precursor.
“A variant of coronavirus circulating in Italy since early August 2020 is “very similar to the infamous English variant [B.1.1.7]”. More...
An imbalance in men’s testosterone levels was linked to the severity of their coronavirus case
An imbalance in men’s testosterone levels was linked to the severity of their coronavirus case, a new study has found. More...
More than 40,000 active coronavirus cases in Israel with 51.5% of the population vaccinated. Transmission R rate nears 1
There are 40,108 active coronavirus cases in Israel, according to Israeli Health Ministry figures released on Sunday morning. More...
UK alert issued after Brazil P1 Manaus variant was found in a coronavirus test without a name on it
UK health officials want anyone who took a test on February 12 or 13 and has not yet had their result or did not complete their registration card to get in touch immediately. More...
Pfizer coronavirus vaccine may be less effective in people with obesity
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine may be less effective in people with obesity, data suggests. More...
Six cases of Manaus, Brazil P1 coronavirus variant found in UK for first time
Six cases of the Manaus Brazilian coronavirus variant have been identified in the UK, Public Health England has said. More...