Updated on 03/04/2022 01:52 pm The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer provided strong protection to children aged five and older against hospitalization and death even during the rebound caused by the omicron variant, which especially affected young children, health authorities reported. United States. The new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) […]
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France will eliminate the mask and the COVID certificate on March 14
Updated on 03/03/2022 08:54 am France will eliminate the mandatory use of the mask in closed places and the COVID vaccination certificate to access many services and public places from the 14th, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced Thursday. In an interview on TF1 television, the head of the Government indicated that the mask will continue […]
COVID-19 takes its toll on mental health, WHO warns
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a huge toll on mental health, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, noting that cases of anxiety and depression have increased by more than 25% globally. In a new scientific report, the WHO also notes that the COVID-19 crisis significantly impeded access to mental health services in many cases, raising […]
Establishments will operate with 100% capacity from today
The Government eliminated from today the capacity limits that governed in closed establishments at the national level. The measure was made official through a supreme decree published yesterday in the official newspaper El Peruano. The decision of the Executive, which was initially announced by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), […]
They develop a device that detects COVID-19 in saliva using light
Spanish research has managed to develop a device that uses light to detect COVID-19 in saliva samples in less than 30 minutes. The low-cost, portable and non-invasive device can detect very low concentrations of SARS-CoV-2 with a sensitivity of 91.2% and a specificity of 90%, values similar to those of a PCR, and offers a […]
The US eases guidelines for the use of masks, they will not be necessary in closed public spaces
Updated on 02/25/2022 06:48 pm The main health agency United States revised its guidelines on the carrying of face mask as a means of curbing the expansion of COVID-19so most Americans won’t be required to use it in enclosed public spaces, including schools. “Today we are in a stronger position as a nation with more […]
For the first time, supplies of anti-COVID vaccines for global program exceed demand
The global project to distribute COVID-19 vaccines is struggling to allocate more than 300 million available doses, in the latest sign that the problem of immunizing the world is now more a question of demand than supply. Last year, wealthy nations applied most of the available vaccines to inoculate their own citizens first, meaning less […]
WHO plans a second center to train countries to manufacture mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
Updated on 02/23/2022 12:49 pm The World Health Organization (WHO) is planning to create a second center to train countries to produce their own mRNA vaccines, as part of its project to get injections for COVID-19 manufactured in developing nations. low and middle income. In a speech at a vaccine conference, the director general of […]
Risk of blood clots after first injection of AstraZeneca COVID is very small: study
Updated on 02/22/2022 06:23 pm A large study of rare blood clots linked to AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine found between one and three cases per million, and only after the first dose, shedding new light on vaccine side effects. Researchers have tried to analyze any link between COVID-19 vaccines and rare blood clots in the brain, […]
The US has not questioned the safety of Pfizer’s vaccine against COVID-19
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not affirmed that the pharmaceutical company Pfizer lied about the safety of its COVID-19 vaccine, nor has it warned that it is more dangerous than others and causes deaths, as messages spread on the Internet maintain. social media. Publications circulating these days on networks and Telegram […]