The shocking blunder was first reported by the media and officially confirmed on Sunday by local authorities in the Sorocaba municipality of Brazil’s Sao Paulo state. A two-month-old girl and a four-month-old boy had arrived at a medical facility in the area last Wednesday to get the shots of the …
Read More »Think Covid was bad? It’s likely next pandemic’s just around the corner
The Omicron variant is not the first Covid-19 mutation to challenge current response strategies. Still, when it came into the spotlight several weeks ago, it looked like we were back to square one. Panic, travel disruption, tightened restrictive measures, and every country deciding on its own how far it can …
Read More »WATCH: Water cannon, tear gas deployed amid chaotic Covid-19 protests in Brussels
Some 8,000 people took park in the street protests in Brussels on Sunday, according to police estimates. The participants condemned the government’s Covid-19 policies, including vaccination and the rollout of a coronavirus health pass, which they claim infringes on human rights and freedoms. The marchers were escorted by a large …
Read More »Covid outbreak on cruise ship with over 3,000 passengers
The vessel had departed the same city on November 28, and was scheduled to return there this weekend. On its route, the Norwegian Breakaway called at a number of ports in Belize, Honduras, and Mexico, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. More than 3,200 people are believed to be on board. …
Read More »Scientists develop drug to treat Covid-19 anxiety
“We’ve developed an innovative new molecule that acts highly selectively on adrenoceptors and serotonin receptors, and provides anxiolytic, anti-depressive, and procognitive effects,” Elena Yakubova, Russia’s National Technological Initiative’s medical director, told RIA Novosti on Friday. “In the second phase of pre-clinical and clinical trials, the medication proved highly effective, tolerable, …
Read More »Russian sues WHO over use of Omicron for Covid variant
The CEO of the Omicron Network of ophthalmology clinics, Alexander Padar, lodged the claim with the Moscow Arbitration Court on November 30, but local media reported the businessman’s grievances on Friday. The small business owner insists that the use of the word ‘omicron’ to refer to the new strain of …
Read More »Russia gives opinion on why Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine not recognized by WHO
In an interview with the Argentine newspaper La Nacion, Dmitriev, who heads the organization that funded the development of the jab, explained that the vaccine has already been approved in 71 countries but by no international organizations, including the WHO. “We see no reason for the WHO to delay approval …
Read More »NFL star punished after allegedly using fake Covid-19 vaccine card
The National Football League announced the punishment on Thursday, saying that Brown and two other players will be ineligible to play for the next three weeks. The league and the NFLPA players union issued a joint statement, saying that the three players – Brown, Buccaneers safety Mike Edwards and free …
Read More »Russian official reveals how long Covid-19 patients could be contagious
“[The virus] has been observed to last 80, or even over 100 days,” said Anna Popova, the head of the Rospotrebnadzor health watchdog, in a radio interview with Moscow tabloid KP. “The latest research shows this. And of course, no doctor will take a patient off the sick list who …
Read More »Mass vaccination fails to halt Covid transmission rates – study
Examining new infections in Germany, researchers found that the rate of cases among fully vaccinated individuals aged 60 and older has risen from 16.9% in July to 58.9% in October. Offering a clear assessment that fully vaccinated people are increasingly becoming the source of Covid transmission, the study identified a …
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