Against the background of mass vaccinations in Britain, people under 50 have the chance of dying from the delta strain of the coronavirus (formerly called “Indian”) has dropped to 0.0097%. Writes about this in Twitter Public Health England virologist Meegan Kell, citing a new report from that health organization. “Okay, and before someone writes:” […]
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Cuba claims impressive efficacy of its Abdala anti-coronavirus vaccine
Cuba has announced the interim results of phase III clinical trials for its Abdala anti-coronavirus vaccine, which is administered three times a month (on days 0, 14 and 28). The effectiveness of a biological product with such a scheme is over 92%, according to the state-owned BioCubafarma Group. They did not specify what this […]
Delta strain rampant in Indonesia: Reuters reports on breakthrough cases of CoronaVac vaccine protection
More than 350 doctors in Indonesia have contracted the coronavirus despite being vaccinated with CoronaVac from Sinovac Biotech, and “dozens” of them have been hospitalized. The reason is probably a more infectious and virulent delta strain (Δ, aka B.1.617.2, first discovered in India), writes Reuters, citing health authorities in the city of Kudus, Central Java […]
The risk of hospitalization from the Δ-strain of coronavirus is almost three times higher than from the “first” mutant
Coronavirus disease from the delta strain (formerly referred to in the media as “Indian”) leads to a significant increase in the risk of hospitalization. After checking cases with the disease from March 29 to May 20 and decrypting 38,805 samples of the virus genomes, this was the conclusion reached by British health care, according to […]
Just one mutation – and the bat coronavirus has learned to infect humans: a study
Just one mutation allows the RaTG13 virus, ineffective in infecting humans to a close relative of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, successfully infecting human cells and intestinal organoids. This conclusion was made by German molecular biologists after the experiments; the preprint of their research is posted on bioRxiv. The most likely hypothesis for the origin of […]
The USA is returning to normal life. Fully vaccinated everyone was allowed – infographic
Americans fully vaccinated against coronavirus, that is, those who have received the prescribed number of doses, may not wear masks and keep their distance, unless required by federal, local, tribal or other laws / rules / regulations, including in the field of business and work … This was stated by the head of the US […]
Israel clarifies the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech anti-coronavirus vaccine
The vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech a week or more after the second dose is 95.3% effective against coronavirus infection. Updated estimates of the effectiveness of a biological product in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic in Israel were published by The Lancet. The authors used surveillance data from the first four months of the national […]
The Coronavirus Disaster In India. Reason – “perfect Storm”, According To Who: Factors
The spike in the incidence of COVID-19 that hit India’s health system this spring was driven by a combination of factors, not just the spread of a more infectious and less immunocompromised strain. This was stated by the representative of the World Health Organization Tarik Yasharevich, writes Reuters. One of the main causes of […]
J&j Vaccine Protects All Trial Participants From Hospitalization And Death In COVID-19
Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine fully protects against hospitalization and death with COVID-19 approximately one month after administration. This is also true for countries where mutant variants of the coronavirus are common. J&J Chief Scientist Paul Stoffels said this, commenting on the publication of primary data from phase III clinical trials in the New England […]
If You Have Had A Coronavirus Disease Caused By A Non-brazilian Strain
If you have had a coronavirus disease caused by a non-Brazilian strain of SARS-CoV-2, then the effectiveness of your protection against re-infection with this mutant is from 54% to 79%. This conclusion was reached by an international group of scientists, their research was published by the journal Science. Despite the fact that in Manaus, […]