Category: Health

USA: 188 recorded SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infections in animals including lions, tigers, leopards, mink, cougar, gorillas, cats and dogs

There have been 188 recorded Sars-cov-2 coronavirus infections in animals including lions, tigers, leopards, mink, cougar, gorillas, cats and dogs in the USA to date.  More...

Coronaheadsup.com America, Animals, Antigen, Arkansas, Connecticut, Coronavirus, Health, Infection, Mink, PCR, Reservoir, Science, Testing, Texas, Transmission, USA

India: ‘Double Mutant’ Delta B.1.617 now most common coronavirus variant in India

The so-called double mutant coronavirus found in Maharashtra, India may be becoming the most prevalent among all mutant variants in India, genome sequencing data submitted by Indian scientists to a global database indicates, according to a recent analysis that takes into account when they were detected.   More...

Coronaheadsup.com Asia, B.1.617, Coronavirus, Delta, E484Q, Health, India, L452R, Mutation, Science, Transmission, Variants

UK: Delta “Double Mutant” coronavirus variant B.1.617 “could be a lot more problematic than the South African and Brazilian variants”

Prof Paul Hunter, professor in medicine at the University of East Anglia, told the Guardian that the arrival of the India variant was potentially worrying.  More...

Coronaheadsup.com Asia, Astrazeneca, B.1.617, Coronavirus, Delta, E484Q, England, Europe, Health, India, Infection, L452R, London, Moderna, Mutation, Northern Ireland, Pfizer/Biontech, Reinfection, Science, Scotland, Transmission, UK, Vaccine, Vaccine Breakthrough, Variants, Wales

UK: 100 blood clot cases and 22 deaths following vaccination with AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccination

“Up to 5 April 2021, the MHRA had received Yellow Card reports of 100 cases of major thromboembolic events (blood clots) with concurrent thrombocytopenia (low platelet counts) in the UK following vaccination with COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca.  More...

Coronaheadsup.com Astrazeneca, Coronavirus, England, Europe, Health, Northern Ireland, Science, Scotland, Side Effects, Symptoms, UK, Vaccine, Wales

Lebanon: possibly new highly transmissible coronavirus variant circulating since January 2021

Lebanese study: “our results represent the first epidemiological study in Lebanon to demonstrate the presence of new “S-mutant variant(s)” within our population, which may be similar to those previously identified in the UK, South Africa and Brazil, or a new one, that is responsible for the surge in COVID-19 cases during the third stage of the study”

“Whether the above variant(s) is one of the internationally identified lineages or is a new variant that has emerged within the Lebanese population remains to be deciphered.  More...

Coronaheadsup.com Asia, Coronavirus, Health, Infection, Lockdown, Science, Transmission