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 […]
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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 […]
CoronaVac vaccine against the “Amazon” strain of coronavirus: results from Brazil
The effectiveness of the CoronaVac vaccine from Sinovaс Biotech in the country affected by the “Brazilian” strain of coronavirus after two doses reaches only 42% protection against COVID-19 with symptoms. We are talking about the effectiveness in the elderly from 70 years and older, write in the preprint of the study on medRxiv. For […]
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 […]
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, […]