The Gates Foundation and the British biomedical charity Wellcome on Tuesday pledged $150 million each to the fight against COVID-19 and prevention of future pandemics. The $300 million will go to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a five-year-old global association that co-leads Covax, the initiative to distribute COVID-19 vaccines in the developing world, […]
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COVID-19: experts estimate that up to 300,000 per omicron could die in the US
Although the variant omicron can cause less severe illness, the number of deaths in U.S is on the rise, and experts predict that an additional 50,000 to 300,000 Americans could die from COVID-19 once the tide subsides in the spring. The seven-day average rate of new COVID-19 deaths in the United States has been rising […]
WHO: worst of COVID-19 could end this year if action is taken
The director of emergencies World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic COVID-19 —deaths, hospitalizations and lockdowns— could end this year if effective steps are taken to eliminate inequality in access to vaccines. Dr. Michael Ryan, in a panel organized by the World Forum in Davos on equality in the distribution […]
WHO urges pharmaceutical companies to provide data on COVID-19 vaccines
Updated on 01/18/2022 03:14 pm A committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the manufacturers of vaccines for the COVID-19 to provide him with the data he needs to put his vaccines on the emergency use list, saying the delays are affecting equitable access to vaccines. Inclusion on the UN agency’s list for emergency […]
How many more reinforcements will be needed?
Updated on 01/18/2022 03:58 am As people give themselves booster doses, many wonder how many more will be needed for adequate protection against COVID-19. Maybe not so many. Repeating booster doses every four months could eventually weaken the immune response and tire people out, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) warned last week. Instead, countries should […]
Omicron variant of COVID-19 affects hospitals in South America
The variant omicron of coronavirus that begins to spread throughout South America is putting pressure on hospitals whose employees are taking sick leave, leaving facilities understaffed to deal with the third wave of COVID-19. A major hospital in Bolivia’s largest city has stopped accepting new patients due to lack of staff, and one of Brazil’s […]
Used cars that are worth the same as new? Another side effect of COVID-19 in the US
Exorbitant prices and few options is the daunting scenario facing buyers of autos used in U.S, where a second-hand car costs about the same as when it came up for sale like new before a pandemic that has affected the manufacture of an essential product for millions of families. “I’ve been trying to buy a […]
Ómicron: What to do if a person you live with tests positive for COVID-19?
The probability that all people will become infected with COVID-19 at some point increases; and it is that, given the increase in cases due to omicron and other variants, it is quite difficult for someone to evade the virus. While countries of America They are already going through their third wave, Europe It has already […]
European Medicines Agency and FDA seek an aligned strategy against COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 will continue to mutate, and at a faster rate if the vaccines do not reach all corners of the planet, although it may one day become endemic. Faced with an uncertain future, drug agencies are mobilized to seek “long-term” joint strategies, to the detriment of “continuous” reinforcements and “reactive” responses. In the coming days, […]
COVID-19 surge in the US renews debate over masks
officials of all U.S are pondering whether they will impose again the use of masks At a time of high number of infections COVID-19 and growing public annoyance with restrictions in the face of the pandemic. Much of the debate revolves around the nation’s schools, some of which have been closed due to staffing shortages […]