The C.1.2 variant first detected in South Africa is more mutated compared to the original virus than any other known variant. Authors: By TZVI JOFFRE AUGUST 29, 2021 14:47 A new coronavirus variant, C.1.2, has been detected in South Africa and a number of other countries, with concerns that it could be more infectious and evade vaccines, according […]
Sat, August 28, 2021, 6:10 AM Japan is investigating the death of two men who received jabs from batches of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine suspended from use due to contamination, the health ministry said Saturday. The men aged 30 and 38 died earlier this month after getting their second Moderna doses from one of three manufacturing […]
Authors: By Julian Conradson Published August 27, 2021 at 2:06pm A new study out of Israel has seemingly confirmed that individuals who have natural immunity have better protection against the NEW DELTA VARIANT than people who are fully vaccinated. The team of researchers, from Maccabi Healthcare and Tel Aviv University, published their study earlier this week […]
Authors: Melissa Healy 6 hrs ago COVID-19 patients in Wuhan were among the pandemic’s first victims, and a comprehensive new study finds that a year after shaking the coronavirus, survivors were more likely than their uninfected peers to suffer from mobility problems, pain or discomfort, anxiety and depression. A detailed accounting of 1,276 people hospitalized for COVID-19 […]
Authors: BY TYLER DURDENFRIDAY, AUG 27, 2021 – 01:34 PM Denmark will on September 10th stop classifying Covid-19 as an “illness which is a critical threat to society”, meaning all remaining special pandemic restrictions will expire, The Local reported. In a press release issued on Friday morning, the country’s health minister Magnus Heunicke said that the high level of […]
Authors: By LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY AUGUST 26, 2021 An antibody therapy that appears to neutralize all known SARS-CoV-2 strains, and other coronaviruses, was developed with a little help from structural biologist Jay Nix. Lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines are allowing us to feel optimistic again, after more than a year of anxiety and tragedy. But vaccines are only one side of the […]
Authors: by Study Finds South West News Service writer William Janes contributed to this report TEMPE, Ariz. — Find yourself struggling to fall asleep and stay asleep more often during the pandemic? You’re far from alone. In fact, sleeping issues are burdening people around the world, with more than nearly six out of 10 people across […]
AUGUST 27, 2021 / 7:50 AM / AP The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and December 1, according to the nation’s most closely watched forecasting model. But health experts say that toll could be cut in half if nearly everyone wore a mask in public spaces. In other words, what the […]
Reported to the CDC by State or Territory; Maps, charts, and data provided by CDC, updates Mon-Sat by 8 pm ET† Select a state or territory here to view current statistics: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_dailycases The United States: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, […]
Authors: August 17, 2021 by Philippe Lemoine As many countries are going through another wave of infections, including some where the vast majority of the population has been vaccinated, many are starting to despair that we’ll never see the end of the pandemic. In this post, I will argue that, on the contrary, not only is the […]
