Worried by a rise in COVID-19 infections, some of Spain’s regional governments are asking courts to authorize the introduction of virus passports that can help control the pandemic’s spread. The governments of the Basque Country, Valencia, Navarra and Catalonia say they are ready to be the first autonomous regions of […]
Aaron Rodgers slams media after positive COVID test ‘The Five’ panel discusses Aaron Rodger’s vax saga as the Green Bay Packer QB speaks out for the first time. Biotech giant Regeneron has claimed that its antibody cocktail reduces the risk of COVID-19 infection by nearly 82% for eight months. The […]
Do we really need to say this? The latest off-the-wall claim from the anti-vaccine crowd involves an enzyme called luciferase, from the Latin word “lucifer”—bearing light. Yes, that’s also the source of the name for the fallen angel in Latin translations of the Bible. But no—a thousand times no—there is […]
A calculator to help people understand their risk factors for COVID-19 infection and vaccination has been launched by the Immunization Coalition in collaboration with Australian researchers. The tool’s three co-lead researchers are University of Queensland virologist Dr. Kirsty Short, CoRiCal instigator from Flinders University Associate Professor John Litt and GP […]
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s attempt to boost vaccinations by making a contested health pass necessary to go to work is not having the desired effect, data shows. Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s government decreed last month that from Oct. 15 any worker who fails to present the so-called “Green Pass” will […]
(Reuters) – A World Health Organization (WHO) panel on Friday recommended the use of Regeneron and Roche’s COVID-19 antibody cocktail for patients at high risk of hospitalisations and those severely ill with no natural antibodies. The treatment has been granted U.S. emergency use authorisation, having gained attention when used to […]
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – There will be no banquet in Stockholm this year and laureates will receive their Nobel Prize medals and diplomas in their home countries, the Nobel Foundation said on Thursday. The traditional festivities were replaced last year as well with a mainly digital celebration as the pandemic raged […]
A new paper in Brain, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that a COVID-19 infection may prompt Guillain-Barré syndrome. Since early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the entire world, either by direct infection or through its social and economic consequences. Besides the well-known severe respiratory signs, and the risk […]
(HealthDay)—Among Israeli adults aged 60 years and older, those receiving a third booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine have rates of confirmed COVID-19 and severe illness that are substantially lower than the rates seen for individuals only receiving the two original vaccine doses, according to a study published online […]
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine involving data from nearly 200 hospitals around the United States shows that 2-dose COVID-19 vaccinations are highly effective at preventing hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and intensive care admissions due to the virus. The real-world evidence gathered from electronic health records […]