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Antarctica: Covid outbreak at an Argentinian research station

A Covid outbreak has been reported at an Argentine research base in Antarctica. More...

January 21, 2022September 27, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Infection, Quarantine, Superspreader events, Symptoms, Transmission, Vaccine

Science Magazine: Covid vaccines may cause Long Covid–like symptoms

In November 2021, in the New England Journal of Medicine, William Murphy, an immunologist at the University of California, Davis proposed that an autoimmune mechanism triggered by the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein might explain both Long Covid symptoms and some rare vaccine side effects. More...

January 21, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Astrazeneca, Health, Hospitalization, Infection, Janssen, Long Covid, Mental Heath, Moderna, Pfizer/Biontech, Side Effects, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Sputnik V, Symptoms, Vaccine

UK: Omicron BA.2 declared a Variant under Investigation

The UK Health Security Agency has designated the Omicron variant sub-lineage known as BA.2 as a VUI, or Variant under Investigation*. More...

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com BA.2, England, Infection, London, Omicron, Transmission, UK

New Zealand: Isolation period for Covid cases extended to 14 days

New Zealand has extended its isolation period for Covid cases from ten days to 14 days. More...

January 21, 2022January 22, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Australasia, Coronavirus, Infection, Lockdown, New Zealand, Omicron, Quarantine, Reservoir, Superspreader events, Symptoms, Testing, Transmission, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning

Preprint: SARS-CoV-2 cell-to-cell spread occurs rapidly and is insensitive to antibody neutralization

“Cell-to-cell spread of SARS-CoV-2 showed no sensitivity to monoclonal antibody or convalescent plasma neutralization. More...

January 20, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Delta, Health, Hospitalization, Infection, Omicron, Revaccination, Side Effects, Transmission, Vaccine

Italy: 385 Covid deaths and 188,000 new cases in one day despite the harshest restrictions on Earth

Where did it all go wrong for Italy? The pandemic got off to a hideous start in Bergamo, Northern Italy, in 2020, and the country has since gone from one crisis to another in the pandemic. More...

January 20, 2022January 21, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Astrazeneca, Coronavirus, Deaths, Delta, Hospitalization, Infection, Italy, Omicron, Pfizer/Biontech, Reinfection, Revaccination, Transmission, Vaccine, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning

CDC: Prior Covid-19 infection offered better protection than vaccination during Delta wave

CDC: “Before Delta became the predominant variant in June, case rates were higher among persons who survived a previous infection than persons who were vaccinated alone. More...