Category: Health
Poland: Scientists find gene that doubles risk of serious COVID
Polish scientists have found a gene that they say more than doubles the risk of becoming severely ill with COVID-19, a discovery they hope could help doctors identify people who are most at risk from the disease.
Bulgaria: Anti-vaccine protestors try to storm Parliament
Anti-vaccine protesters tried to storm the Bulgarian parliament on Wednesday and briefly scuffled with police officers during a massive rally against coronavirus restrictions in downtown Sofia. More...
EMA: Immune system could be overloaded by booster vaccinations
The European Medicines Agency warned this week that repeated booster shots are not a sustainable long-term plan. More...
Canada: Quebec to force unvaccinated to pay ‘significant’ financial penalty *1 UPDATE*
Quebec, in Canada, will charge a health tax to residents who are not vaccinated against Covid-19.
Denmark: Over 90% of Covid infections are fully vaccinated *27 UPDATES*
Denmark’s SSI now publishes raw data for new Covid cases and hospitalizations by vaccination status. More...
Is Sars-CoV-2 already targeting the vaccinated?
Will future variants of Sars-Cov-2 tailor themselves to target the vaccinated? More...
Long COVID in 2009: Mental Morbidities and Chronic Fatigue in SARS Survivors
From 2009, Long COVID in SARS survivors: Over 40% of the respondents had active psychiatric illnesses, 40.3% reported a chronic fatigue problem, and 27.1% met the modified 1994 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome. More...
Preprint: 12% increase in relative humidity reduced Covid aerosol viral load by 50%
A study in which volunteers with COVID-19 were placed in an experimental chamber and monitored for aerosol emissions has found that a 12% increase in relative humidity reduced aerosol viral load by 50%. More...
Finland: 50% of infected adults have long COVID
Long COVID could become one of Finland’s largest groups of chronic diseases, according to a Finnish government Minister. More...
ICU doctor to UK Health Secretary: “I do not want to have a vaccination” *3 UPDATES*
Steve James, a consultant anaesthetist at King’s College Hospital in London who has worked in the ICU since early 2020 treating Covid patients, told UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid why he did not believe in vaccination. More...