Over 2.2 million genomic sequences of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been generated since the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. As of June 5, 2021, these sequences have been and deposited and shared internationally through the online database GISAID. The analysis of these sequences provides an insight into […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Over the course of the pandemic, COVID-19 has been a less serious illness for children than it has been for adults, and that continues to be true. But with the arrival of Delta, the risk for kids is rising, and that’s creating […]
LIMA/BEIJING (Reuters) – A two-dose COVID-19 vaccine from China’s Sinopharm was 50.4% effective in preventing infections in health workers in Peru when it was seeing a surge in cases fuelled by virus variants, and booster shots can be considered, a study found. The study involving Sinopharm’s BBIBP-CorV vaccine, and released by the health ministry, looked […]
FILE PHOTO: A woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Beier/File Photo(Reuters) – The United States has administered 356,433,665 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Sunday morning and distributed 415,957,645 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Those figures are […]
PARIS (Reuters) – Vandals have attacked more than 20 vaccination centres and other health facilities, daubing some with Nazi-themed slogans, as the French government steps up its COVID-19 vaccination drive. Anger has been fueled by the introduction of a health pass showing proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test which is now mandatory […]
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and many hospitals are again facing surges of patients who need intensive care, healthcare workers are expressing frustration and pain in social media posts. “People want to argue about masks and vaccines and freedom. I just don’t want to watch anyone else die,” 39-year-old Mississippi nurse Nichole Atherton wrote on […]
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Most people who received a third dose of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine felt similar or fewer side effects than they did after receiving the second shot, according to an initial survey in Israel. Israel began offering the booster shots about 10 days ago to people over age 60 as part of efforts […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis threatened to stop paying superintendents and school board members who reject his executive order banning mask mandates and instead require masks in schools this fall, according The Washington Post . As students returned to classrooms in many […]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Two widely used SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests can reliably be used to test close contacts for infectiousness from the fifth day after infection, even when have not yet developed symptoms, according to a Dutch study. The Veritor and Biosensor lateral-flow rapid SARS-CoV-2 antigen tests are used by the Dutch public […]
FILE PHOTO: Vial labelled “Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine” placed on displayed Moderna logo is seen in this illustration picture taken March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationZURICH (Reuters) – Swissmedic has approved the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for 12- to 17-year-olds, the Swiss agency said on Monday. “Swissmedic has carefully examined the application from Moderna Switzerland GmbH […]
