Category: USA
WHO: Monkeypox may be airborne
In its latest Monkeypox update, the World Health Organisation’s has declared, for the first time, that Monkeypox may be airborne. More...
CDC: At least two distinct monkeypox outbreaks underway
The US CDC has said that new genetic sequencing data indicate there are at least two distinct monkeypox outbreaks underway outside Africa. More...
Dr. John Campbell: Wuhan Institute of Virology were working on Monkeypox virus in February 2022
Dr John Campbell wonders why the Wuhan Institute of Virolgy were researching the Monkeypox virus just weeks before the outbreak of Monkeypox in Europe. More...
WHO: We don’t know if it’s too late to contain Monkeypox
“We don’t really know whether it is too late to contain Monkeypox”
The fact that this virus has appeared in Europe in a large number of cases, an increasing number of cases, is clearly cause for some concern and it does suggest that there may have been undetected transmission for a while. More...
FDA on Paxlovid rebound: “there is no evidence of benefit at this time for a longer course of treatment”
The US FDA have issued a thinly veiled rebuke to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, after his recent comments to Bloomberg News about Covid-19 infections rebounding after treatment with Paxlovid. More...
WHO: The potential for further Monkeypox transmission in Europe and elsewhere is high
Rapid, amplified transmission has occurred in the context of the recent lifting of pandemic restrictions on international travel and events. More...
Monkeypox: nearly 600 confirmed and suspected cases globally
A new global Monkeypox tracker cases shows that there are currently 590 suspected and confirmed cases of Monkeypox worldwide in the latest outbreak. More...
Monkeypox: CDC raises travel alert to Level 2
Travelers should AVOID close contact with sick people, including those with skin lesions or genital lesions. More...
Preprint: Covid-19 a leading cause of death in kids aged 0-19 years in the US
Covid-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people aged 0-19 years in the US, ranking #9 among all causes of deaths, #5 in disease related causes of deaths (excluding accidents, assault and suicide), and #1 in deaths caused by infectious / respiratory diseases. More...
Spillover of new BA.1 sublineage from persistently infected COVID patient into the community
“The new BA.1 sub-lineage transmitted to five independent cases, including two reported in GISAID from a different surveillance effort”…
Gisaid: BA.1 sublineage with T6001C and S mutations: S:E96D, S:L167T, S:R346T, S:L455W, S:K458M, S:E484V, S:H681R, S:P688V, detected in New York, USA #663. More...