Category: Health
Uganda reports seven more deaths from Ebola *6 Updates*
Uganda’s Ministry of Health has reported that seven more people have died of Ebola in the past few days, bring their running total to 17. More...
The world’s first XBB wave begins in Singapore
The world’s first wave of the recombinant SARS-CoV-2 variant XBB has apparently begun in Singapore. More...
USA: Florida recommends against males aged 18 to 39 receiving mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
“The State Surgeon General recommends against males aged 18 to 39 from receiving mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.” More...
Denmark: A soup of 120 Covid variants sequenced in one month
You may have heard the expression “a soup of Covid variants” recently.. More...
Italy: Covid infections up 52% in one week *1 Update*
Italy has seen a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and admissions to ICU in the past week. More...
CDC: 81% of adults with Long Covid experience limitations in their daily activities
The US CDC has issued a new report on Long Covid showing the long term impact that the virus is having on some people. More...
WHO: 63 confirmed and probable Ebola cases, 29 deaths in Uganda
“So far, 63 confirmed and probable [Ebola] cases have been reported, including 29 deaths. More...
China: Xinjiang Covid epidemic “most difficult major public health emergency in local history”
China’s daily newspaper, the Global Times, is giving prominent coverage today to the ongoing Covid outbreak in Xinjiang, headlining it as the “most difficult major public health emergency in local history”. More...
XBB and three other SARS-CoV-2 strains found to be more antibody-evasive than BQ.1.1 and BA.2.75.2
The speed with which SARS-CoV-2 is now evolving is quite breathtaking – ever-fitter variants are now being uncovered on an almost daily basis. More...
Multiple hypermutated SARS-CoV-2 sequences that may have been created by molnupiravir
Molnupiravir, a drug used to treat SARS-CoV-2 infections, has received a lot of press attention since its launch, and not all of it has been positive. More...