Tag: elderly
UK: Why are 50% of Covid deaths fully vaccinated?
We’ll let Meaghan Kall, an epidemiologist with Public Health England, explain why 50% of UK Covid deaths are fully vaccinated:
So, what you are saying, Meaghan, is that a disproportionate number of over-50s are dying of Covid this year because so many are vaccinated? More...
CDC: mRNA vaccines just 53.1% effective against Delta infection among nursing home residents
“Two doses of mRNA vaccines were 74.7% effective against infection among nursing home residents early in the vaccination program. More...
France: Hundreds infected by Covid-19 in nursing homes in one week
There have been a large number of reports of Covid-19 infections in French nursing homes over the past week. More...
Norway investigates 23 deaths of frail elderly patients after Pfizer vaccination
Doctors in Norway have been told to conduct more thorough evaluations of very frail elderly patients in line to receive the Pfizer BioNTec vaccine against covid-19, following the deaths of 23 patients shortly after receiving the vaccine. More...
Older people are more contagious for coronavirus
Older people are more contagious
Denmark’s SSI study shows that no matter how much virus the first infected person in a household had, the older the first infected person was, the more other household members became infected with SARS-CoV-2. More...
Three deaths, 33 coronavirus infections at Devon care home: “Residents and staff have had first dose vaccinations”
As many as 33 positive coronavirus cases were reported to have been recorded over a period of three days at Holmesley Care Home in Sidmouth, Devon earlier this week. More...
14 people test positive for B.1.1.7 coronavirus in Osnabrück despite having 2nd vaccine jab
14 vaccinated retirement home residents tested positive for B.1.1.7 UK coronavirus variant
There has been an outbreak of the British variant of coronavirus in a retirement and nursing home in the Belm district of Osnabrück in Germany. More...
Israel: several fully vaccinated elderly tested positive for COVID-19
“tests at nursing homes, where all residents have received both doses of the vaccine and are considered to be fully protected, indicated several people as positive for coronavirus.” More...
Coronavirus outbreak at Girona carehome affects 23 of 29 vaccinated residents
A Covid-19 outbreak detected on January 24 at the Sant Jordi de Celrà geriatric residence in Girona, Spain already affects 23 of the 29 users and 11 workers at the center. More...
Norwegian Medicines Agency links 13 deaths to coronavirus vaccine side effects
The Norwegian Medicines Agency linked 13 deaths to the corona vaccine’s side effects. More...