Tag: covid
Preprint: Fatal neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in mice
Here, we show that in a widely used transgenic mouse model of COVID-19, lethality is invariably associated with viral neuroinvasion and the ensuing neuronal disease, while lung inflammation remains moderate. More...
More than half of young people with mild Covid-19 infections experienced Long Covid
Researchers at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norway, have followed 312 Covid-19 patients for an entire year. More...
Lancet: cognitive deficits in people who have recovered from COVID-19
People who had recovered from COVID-19, including those no longer reporting symptoms, exhibited significant cognitive deficits versus controls when controlling for age, gender, education level, income, racial-ethnic group, pre-existing medical disorders, tiredness, depression and anxiety. More...
Israel: 5,770 vaccine breakthrough infections, 495 hospitalized, 123 died
The Israeli Health Ministry reported Thursday the efficacy of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine in preventing infection has dropped to 39% but the effectiveness in preventing severe illness still remains relatively high. More...
UK: Third Covid-19 wave is the worst yet
The peak of the second Alpha wave was the 9th January 2021. More...
UK: ONS estimates over 800,000 had Covid-19 this week
The latest ONS survey of UK Covid-19 infection has confirmed our suspicion that the Covid-19 epidemic has spiralled out of control in Britain, with more than 800,000 estimated to have been infected in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland last week. More...
Australia: Sydney is “on fire” with coronavirus
“Sydney is on fire with this virus and we need a ring of steel around Sydney.” More...
UK: world-beaters in Covid-19 infection rates and hospitalisations
Yet more pictures that say a thousand words about the UK’s abysmal response to Covid-19. More...
UK: No wonder the app is pinging – around 1 million people currently have Covid-19 in Britain
The ZOE UK Covid-19 app is showing that nearly ¾ of a million people currently have symptomatic Covid-19. More...
UK: Covid-19 study shows 40% vaccine breakthrough after changing its methodology
The UK Zoe Covid-19 study has changed its methodology for counting new Covid-19 cases and vaccine breakthroughs, possibly following the reaction to this article last week which showed vaccine breakthroughs in the UK at nearly 50%. More...