Tag: coronavirus
New French coronavirus variant may be invisible to PCR tests
French authorities are investigating a new coronavirus variant, derived from clade 20C, found in the western Brittany region that is more difficult for tests to detect, though for now it does not appear to be more dangerous or contagious. More...
Anders Tegnell: “Reports of serious disorders of the blood system” with AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
Anders Tegnell: Sweden chooses to pause vaccination [with AstraZeneca] due to new signals about suspected side effects in connection with the vaccine. More...
Dog and cat infected with UK coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 in Texas
The United Kingdom variant (B.1.1.7) of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been detected for the first time in a dog and a cat from the same household in Brazos County, Texas, as part of a study led by researchers at Texas A&M University. More...
Maria Assunta, Italian journalist suffers from ischemia after AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine ABV2856
Maria Assunta underwent her first AstraZeneca vaccination on Wednesday 10 March. More...
Stefania Maccioni, 51, Roman teacher, dies after Astrazeneca vaccination with batch ABV5811
After the vaccination – explains her brother Luca – Stefania began to feel bad and have severe headaches, until she was hospitalized in a coma on 7 March at Gemelli where she died on 9 March“. More...
61% higher hazard of death associated with B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant
Based on 4,945 deaths with known SGTF status, we estimate that the hazard of death associated with SGTF is 55% (95% CI 39–72%) higher after adjustment for age, sex, ethnicity, deprivation, care home residence, local authority of residence and test date. More...
Italy: Class action lawsuit started for Astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine side-effects
” For days we have been receiving complaints from citizens who have undergone the Astrazeneca vaccination and report problems, in some cases even serious, arising after the administration of the vials” say Codacons [lawyers]
“Obviously, the authorities responsible for evaluating a possible causal link will have to be between vaccinations and serious adverse reactions, but what is certain is that, if errors or anomalies regarding the vaccine are ascertained, those responsible will have to compensate citizens for the damage caused on the health front and for the risks made to users “. More...
Amsterdam care worker given two different coronavirus vaccines – Pfizer and Astrazeneca
Municipal health service GGD Amsterdam accidentally vaccinated a healthcare worker with two different coronavirus vaccines, instead of two doses of the same vaccine as is protocol. More...
Stefano Paternò’s widow: “He was healthy, I have to answer my children”
Caterina Arena, the widow of Stefano Paternò, a non-commissioned officer in the Navy, who died at 43 in Misterbianco, the day after receiving the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine: “I have to give an answer to my children, me too. More...
Hospital worker in Lillehammer, Norway dies of blood clots after Astrazeneca coronavirus vaccination
“She died yesterday… She received all the intensive care we could provide at Rikshospitalet,” chief physician Trine Kåsine at Oslo University Hospital said on Monday. More...