Category: BA.1
Israel: Vaccine passports cancelled for all cases except large gatherings
The Israeli Coronavirus Cabinet on Tuesday afternoon terminated the ‘Green Pass’ system, Israel’s COVID passport equivalent, for all cases except ‘high-risk’ events such as large weddings and gatherings. More...
UK: NHS vaccine mandate “no longer proportionate”
The UK Health Minister, Sajid Javid, has announced plans to scrap an order forcing all NHS staff in England to get vaccinated against Covid, in a U-turn that will prevent an exodus of many thousands of frontline health workers. More...
Israel: Increase in children suffering from neurological effects of COVID and PIMS
Symptoms include inflammation of brain and seizures. Research published in a leading pediatric neurology journal found 44% of children hospitalized with COVID had at least one neurological symptom as a result of illness. More...
UK: Covid-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths by vaccination status for week 3, 2022
The latest report by the UK Health and Security Agency giving figures for Covid infections, hospitalizations and deaths by vaccination status for the period up to week 3, 2022. More...
UKHSA: Omicron BA.2 has higher growth rate and higher attack rate than BA.1
BA.2 has an increased growth rate compared to BA.1 in all regions of England where there are sufficient cases present to make an assessment. More...
UKHSA: Risk assessment for Omicron BA.2
The latest risk assessment of the BA.2 strain from the UKHSA. More...
Denmark: Increase in Covid hospitalizations into psychiatric care *17 UPDATES*
There’s been a noticeable change in the nature of Covid hospitalizations in Denmark over the past three weeks. More...
Denmark: Omicron, BA.1 and BA.2 Risk Assessment for January 2022
The full document “Risk assessment for the development of the Covid-19 epidemic” from Denmark’s SSI, dated 22nd January 2022, translated into English. More...
Denmark: 715 Covid deaths in the double and triple vaccinated, 607,000 breakthrough infections
From a vaccinated population of around 4.7 million people, 715 double and triple vaccinated individuals have died of Covid-19 in Denmark. More...
Israel: 4th vaccine dose recommended for all adults
A panel of health experts advising the Israeli cabinet on the fight against the coronavirus pandemic has recommended that a 4th vaccine dose be administered to the population over the age of 18 if at least five months passed since receiving the third jab. More...