Category: Vaccine
USA: Polio found in Orange County, NYS wastewater
New York State Department of Health informed the Orange County Department of Health that analysis from the CDC detected the polio virus in wastewater samples taken from June and July in two geographically different locations in Orange County. More...
Preprint: Three types of long Covid, each with its set of symptoms
King’s College research shows at least three distinct ‘types’ of long covid for people experiencing symptoms for 12 weeks or more. More...
Polio detected in Rockland County, New York
“The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) and the Rockland County Department of Health today alerted the public to a case of polio in a Rockland County resident.” More...
Joe Biden Paxlovid rebound
US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 again – only days after testing negative. More...
Argentina: Three cases of Argentine hemorrhagic fever reported
A few days ago, two cases of Argentine hemorrhagic fever (AHF) were confirmed in Bell Ville and Laborde, both towns in the southeast of the province. More...
Ghana: Marburg virus outbreak
Two fatal cases of Marburg virus disease have been reported from the Ashanti region of Ghana. More...
EMA recommends the use of smallpox vaccine Imvanex for monkeypox
“The safety profile of the medicine is favorable, with mild to moderate side effects, and the EMA committee concluded that the benefits of the medicine outweigh the risks.” More...
New York State: Alarming spread of monkeypox
We, the undersigned New York State legislators, are writing with serious concern regarding the alarming spread of monkeypox. More...
Preprint: Duration of immune protection of SARS-CoV-2 natural infection against reinfection
“Effectiveness of primary infection against severe, critical, or fatal COVID-19 reinfection was 97.3% (95% CI: 94.9- 98.6%), irrespective of the variant of primary infection or reinfection, and with no evidence for waning.” More...
UK: Pandemic record Covid infection rates in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Data from the ZOE Covid-19 app today shows that there are pandemic record Covid incidence rates in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. More...