By Niki Zorba SYRIZA’s forecasts for the development of the fourth wave of the Pandemic are extremely gloomy and not only in terms of human losses. In Koumoundourou, they now believe that the country has exceeded the point where the imposition of measures would be sufficient to avoid a catastrophic lockdown, accusing the Government that […]
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EMA calls for new vaccination to prevent ‘fourth wave’
Europe needs to close the gap between vaccinated and unvaccinated people against Covid-19 to stem a fourth wave of the pandemic, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said today, with the unvaccinated leading to increased hospitalization . “We are recording an extremely large number of cases – including severe forms of the disease, hospitalizations and admissions […]
US: Justice upholds suspension of compulsory vaccination in companies
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Appeals yesterday upheld the suspension of compulsory vaccination for employees of large companies, a measure promoted by the Biden government. The three New Orleans appellants ruled that the vaccination obligation “goes far beyond” the government’s remit. The development follows an identical court decision last week that suspended the measure. It […]
G. Economou: The lockdown is not on the table for the government
LAST UPDATE: 13.21 By Dimitris Gatsios A message that the government is moving and will move in the direction of every measure to strengthen the health system was sent by Giannis Oikonomou, during the briefing for journalists. At the same time, he said that when the Ministry of Health considers that there is an urgent […]
US: Federal Court of Appeal Suspends Compulsory Vaccination of Workers Introduced by Biden
A U.S. federal appeals court has suspended a vaccination order imposed by President Joe Biden on employees of companies with more than 100 employees to address possible “serious constitutional issues.” The US president’s measure obliges tens of millions of workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 by January 4, otherwise they will have to undergo very […]
Serum Institute of India promises to resolve the issue with the exclusion of vaccinated CoviShield in the EU
The leadership of the Serum Institute of India, the manufacturer of the anti-coronavirus vaccine CoviShield, promises to “top-level” solve the problem of non-recognition in the EU of vaccination certificates with this biological product. The corresponding statement was made on Twitter by the CEO of the Serum Institute of India, Adar Punavalla. Cyrus Punavalla, the […]
Those vaccinated by Sputnik will be allowed to enter Cyprus from July 1, but not with CoviShield or CoronaVac vaccines
From July 1, Cyprus will not require vaccinated travelers from Ukraine (regardless of their citizenship) to have a negative PCR test for coronavirus, but according to the certificate, vaccinated CoviShield or CoronaVac will not be allowed into the country. This information was posted on Facebook by the Embassy of Cyprus in Ukraine. Kirp recognizes […]
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 […]
Peru is the world leader in deaths from coronavirus per capita
Peru has become the world leader in the death rate from the coronavirus disease COVID-19 per capita after the South American country adjusted statistics, resulting in the number of deaths almost tripled. The Voice of America writes about this with reference to data from Johns Hopkins University. An earlier record figure was in Hungary […]