Issued on: 01/09/2021 – 07:25 The World Health Organization has said it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as “Mu”, which was first identified in Colombia in January 2021. Mu, known scientifically as B.1.621, has been classified as a “variant of interest”, the global health body said Tuesday in its weekly pandemic bulletin. The WHO said the variant […]
Here’s what we know about long Covid — with some hope for the future. Authors: By German Lopez Aug 30, 2021, 8:30am EDT Over the past few months, experts and officials have tried to prepare the world for a future in which Covid-19 is here to stay. They predict the vaccines will by and large defang the […]
Authored by: Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, MONDAY, AUG 30, 2021 – 10:20 PM Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who is a Pfizer board member, noted that “natural immunity” gained from a prior COVID-19 infection needs to be included in discussions about policies and mandates. “The balance of the evidence demonstrates that natural immunity confers […]
The CDC initially said 97% of people hospitalized with COVID-19 are unvaccinated Authors: By Julia Jacobo and Ivan Pereira Last Updated: August 30, 2021, 5:18 PM ET The COVID-19 vaccines’ ability to keep people out of the hospital appears to be dropping slightly, particularly for those 75 and older, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Authors: By Ariel Hart, Helena Oliviero– The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Responding to the resurging pandemic and breakthrough infections, President Biden and some top health officials are pushing for the U.S. to begin vaccine booster shots by Sept. 20. But the committee of scientists who officially recommend whether to take such steps met Monday and pushed back. The […]
Authors: By Yaron SteinbuchAugust 30, 2021 10:50am A COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa could be more infectious than other mutations — and may have the potential of being resistant to vaccines, according to a report. The C.1.2 strain has been linked to “increased transmissibility” and is said to have mutated the most from the original virus, which […]
Authors: BY TYLER DURDENMONDAY, AUG 30, 2021 – 02:14 P Earlier this month, we reported on leaked data from a Canadian study which arrived at a disturbing conclusion: the risk of rare side effects like myocarditis and pericarditis – types of heart inflammation that are potentially deadly in some patients – was at least 2.5x higher […]
Experts believe there will be no long-term side effects to the mRNA vaccines. Authors: By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN AUGUST 30, 2021 22:34 As thousands of Israelis rush back to their health funds in search of a third COVID-19 vaccine shot and a Green Pass from isolation after traveling abroad, others are asking if another injection of messenger RNA […]
Authors: Bryant, Andrew MSc1,*; Lawrie, Theresa A. MBBCh, PhD2; Dowswell, Therese PhD2; Fordham, Edmund J. PhD2; Mitchell, Scott MBChB, MRCS3; Hill, Sarah R. PhD1; Tham, Tony C. MD, FRCP4 American Journal of Therapeutics: July/August 2021 – Volume 28 – Issue 4 – p e434-e460doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000001402 Abstract Background: Repurposed medicines may have a role against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The […]
Authors: By Jon CohenMay. 6, 2021 , 2:45 PM Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation. A team of prominent scientists has doubled down on its controversial hypothesis that genetic bits of the pandemic coronavirus can integrate into our chromosomes and stick around long after the infection is over. If they are right—skeptics have […]