Dog and cat infected with UK coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 in Texas

The United Kingdom variant (B.1.1.7) of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been detected for the first time in a dog and a cat from the same household in Brazos County, Texas, as part of a study led by researchers at Texas A&M University.  More...

Italian Medicines Agency bans Astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine batch ABV2856

Italian Medicines Agency AIFA: “Following the reporting of some serious adverse events, in temporal concomitance with the administration of doses belonging to batch ABV2856 of the AstraZeneca anti COVID-19 vaccine, AIFA has decided as a precaution to issue a ban on the use of this batch throughout the national territory and reserves the right to take further measures, where necessary, also in close coordination with the EMA, the European pharmaceutical agency.  More...