Category: Health
Netherlands: Five scenarios for the future of the pandemic
The Netherlands has published a new guide to the future of the pandemic, laying out five possible scenarios for its evolution, including a worst-case scenario. More...
China: Covid-19 vaccine administered by inhaler approved
China has granted CanSinoBIO approval for its Recombinant COVID-19 Vaccine for Inhalation to be used as a booster dose. More...
Argentina: Two more deaths linked to pneumonia cluster in Tucuman + 8 NEW PATIENTS
The Argentinian authorities have announced two more patient deaths from the cluster of pneumonia cases that was announced last week. More...
Sweden: Covid-19 wave forecasts August 2022 to November 2022
Sweden’s Health Department has issued a document forecasting two likely scenarios for Covid-19 for the period August 2022 to November 2022. More...
Preprint: White-tailed deer still harbouring Alpha, Gamma and Delta variants in New York
Nine lineages including three major variants of concern; Alpha, Gamma and Delta, were detected in White-tailed deer samples in New York. More...
Peru: First South American lineage of monkeypox identified
The health authorities of Peru identified the first South American lineage of the virus that causes monkeypox, which has been designated B.1.6 by the International Scientific Committee “mpxv-lineages”, an official statement reported on Wednesday. More...
India: More than 2 million children orphaned by Covid-19
A project by Imperial College in London outlines the horrendous toll of the pandemic on children across the globe as millions are orphaned by the virus. More...
Argentina: Eleven cases of pneumonia, four dead, legionella bacteria confirmed
“..some of the samples sent to Malbrán confirmed that the name of the bacteria that produces this outbreak of bilateral pneumonia … is legionella pneumophila“..
New strain of monkeypox detected in the UK
Monkeypox case linked with travel to West Africa identified. More...
Preprint: Susceptibility of alpaca, cattle, sheep, horse, goat and rabbit to intranasal infection with SARS-CoV-2
“We report pilot studies to evaluate the susceptibility of common domestic livestock (cattle, sheep, goat, alpaca, rabbit, and horse) to intranasal infection with SARS-CoV-2.” More...