US Health Officials Question AstraZeneca’s Vaccine Trial a Day After Results Are Released 23/03/2021 Raisa Santos British-Swedish pharma company AstraZeneca may have included outdated information from their COVID-19 vaccine trial, the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) said in a statement released Tuesday. The NIAID, part of the National Institutes of Health, urged AstraZeneca to work with the US Data Safety and Monitoring Board (DSMB) to review the […] Continue reading -> Brazil, India and Philippines Driving Global Increase in COVID-19 Cases – WHO 22/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan For the fifth week in a row, global COVID-19 cases have increased, with substantial increases in South-East Asia (49%) and the Western Pacific (29%), according to the World Health Organization (WHO). India is driving up numbers in South-East Asia, while the Philippines and Papua New Guinea are responsible for the Western Pacific increases, according to […] Continue reading -> The COVID Pandemic As “X-Ray” – Zeroing In On Urban Water & Sanitation Gaps 22/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin COVID has highlighted deep-seated weaknesses in urban water and sanitation systems that are vital to health – but the pandemic has also underlined how improvements can hit back at the SARS-CoV2 virus – as well as reducing other traditional waterborne diseases. That was a key message at a seminar Monday on “Water and Sanitation in […] Continue reading -> AstraZeneca Publishes Reassuring Trial Data, But Vaccine Hesitancy Remains Widespread In European Union 22/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin In news that should be reassuring for skeptics, the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was found to be 79% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 100% effective against severe disease and hospitalization in results of a late-stage clinical trial, published today by the pharma company. What’s more, analysis of safety results by an independent board found no […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Reduced TB Treatment By 21% In 2020 – 1.4 Million Fewer People Received Care 22/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan An estimated 1.4 million fewer people received care for tuberculosis (TB) in 2020 than in 2019 – a drop of 21% – according to preliminary data compiled by the World Health Organization (WHO) from over 80 countries. Countries worst affected are Indonesia (42%), South Africa (41%), Philippines (37%) and India (25%), and the WHO fears […] Continue reading -> Sputnik V Vaccine Developers Expand The Global Production Network; EU To Resolve Supply Dispute With AstraZeneca 19/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Developers of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine have entered into a partnership with Stelis Biopharma, an India-based drugmaker, to produce 200 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Stelis is now the latest addition to the global production network for Sputnik V. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the company responsible for marketing the Sputnik vaccine abroad, […] Continue reading -> Mayors Appeal for Equitable Access to Vaccines – Independent Panel calls for contributions ahead of WHO submission 19/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Mayors from three capital cities in the global south have appealed for speedy “technology transfer” to enable them to produce their own COVID-19 vaccines at Friday’s World Health Organization (WHO) bi-weekly COVID-19 media briefing. The mayors’ appeal comes on the eve of a meeting next week between WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and […] Continue reading -> African Countries Serious About Improving Local Vaccine Production 19/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – African countries are hosting a large conference in April to discuss the local production of vaccines, as key players in Africa’s public health sector try to address the continent’s vaccine shortages. Circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine production and distribution had necessitated this conversation, William Kwabena Ampofo, Chairperson of African Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative, said […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccination of Ugandan Health Workers on Track – As Country Races To Meet Targets 19/03/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – On 12 March, Samson Wamani, a doctor at Mukono General Hospital, received his COVID-19 vaccine under a tent placed outside the hospital as Uganda implements its plan to vaccinate half the population in the next year. As the government already had a database of its health workers registered, all Wamani had to do […] Continue reading -> Repeat COVID-19 Infections Are Rare, But People Over 65 Are At Greater Risk of Catching COVID Again – Lancet Study 18/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Previous infection with COVID-19 protects most people against reinfection for over six months, but those over the age of 65 are more likely to get infected again, found a peer reviewed study published in The Lancet. In the world’s first large-scale study of COVID-19 reinfections, researchers from Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom discovered that […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Brazil, India and Philippines Driving Global Increase in COVID-19 Cases – WHO 22/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan For the fifth week in a row, global COVID-19 cases have increased, with substantial increases in South-East Asia (49%) and the Western Pacific (29%), according to the World Health Organization (WHO). India is driving up numbers in South-East Asia, while the Philippines and Papua New Guinea are responsible for the Western Pacific increases, according to […] Continue reading -> The COVID Pandemic As “X-Ray” – Zeroing In On Urban Water & Sanitation Gaps 22/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin COVID has highlighted deep-seated weaknesses in urban water and sanitation systems that are vital to health – but the pandemic has also underlined how improvements can hit back at the SARS-CoV2 virus – as well as reducing other traditional waterborne diseases. That was a key message at a seminar Monday on “Water and Sanitation in […] Continue reading -> AstraZeneca Publishes Reassuring Trial Data, But Vaccine Hesitancy Remains Widespread In European Union 22/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin In news that should be reassuring for skeptics, the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was found to be 79% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 100% effective against severe disease and hospitalization in results of a late-stage clinical trial, published today by the pharma company. What’s more, analysis of safety results by an independent board found no […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Reduced TB Treatment By 21% In 2020 – 1.4 Million Fewer People Received Care 22/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan An estimated 1.4 million fewer people received care for tuberculosis (TB) in 2020 than in 2019 – a drop of 21% – according to preliminary data compiled by the World Health Organization (WHO) from over 80 countries. Countries worst affected are Indonesia (42%), South Africa (41%), Philippines (37%) and India (25%), and the WHO fears […] Continue reading -> Sputnik V Vaccine Developers Expand The Global Production Network; EU To Resolve Supply Dispute With AstraZeneca 19/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Developers of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine have entered into a partnership with Stelis Biopharma, an India-based drugmaker, to produce 200 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Stelis is now the latest addition to the global production network for Sputnik V. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the company responsible for marketing the Sputnik vaccine abroad, […] Continue reading -> Mayors Appeal for Equitable Access to Vaccines – Independent Panel calls for contributions ahead of WHO submission 19/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Mayors from three capital cities in the global south have appealed for speedy “technology transfer” to enable them to produce their own COVID-19 vaccines at Friday’s World Health Organization (WHO) bi-weekly COVID-19 media briefing. The mayors’ appeal comes on the eve of a meeting next week between WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and […] Continue reading -> African Countries Serious About Improving Local Vaccine Production 19/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – African countries are hosting a large conference in April to discuss the local production of vaccines, as key players in Africa’s public health sector try to address the continent’s vaccine shortages. Circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine production and distribution had necessitated this conversation, William Kwabena Ampofo, Chairperson of African Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative, said […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccination of Ugandan Health Workers on Track – As Country Races To Meet Targets 19/03/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – On 12 March, Samson Wamani, a doctor at Mukono General Hospital, received his COVID-19 vaccine under a tent placed outside the hospital as Uganda implements its plan to vaccinate half the population in the next year. As the government already had a database of its health workers registered, all Wamani had to do […] Continue reading -> Repeat COVID-19 Infections Are Rare, But People Over 65 Are At Greater Risk of Catching COVID Again – Lancet Study 18/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Previous infection with COVID-19 protects most people against reinfection for over six months, but those over the age of 65 are more likely to get infected again, found a peer reviewed study published in The Lancet. In the world’s first large-scale study of COVID-19 reinfections, researchers from Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom discovered that […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
The COVID Pandemic As “X-Ray” – Zeroing In On Urban Water & Sanitation Gaps 22/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin COVID has highlighted deep-seated weaknesses in urban water and sanitation systems that are vital to health – but the pandemic has also underlined how improvements can hit back at the SARS-CoV2 virus – as well as reducing other traditional waterborne diseases. That was a key message at a seminar Monday on “Water and Sanitation in […] Continue reading -> AstraZeneca Publishes Reassuring Trial Data, But Vaccine Hesitancy Remains Widespread In European Union 22/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin In news that should be reassuring for skeptics, the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was found to be 79% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 100% effective against severe disease and hospitalization in results of a late-stage clinical trial, published today by the pharma company. What’s more, analysis of safety results by an independent board found no […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Reduced TB Treatment By 21% In 2020 – 1.4 Million Fewer People Received Care 22/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan An estimated 1.4 million fewer people received care for tuberculosis (TB) in 2020 than in 2019 – a drop of 21% – according to preliminary data compiled by the World Health Organization (WHO) from over 80 countries. Countries worst affected are Indonesia (42%), South Africa (41%), Philippines (37%) and India (25%), and the WHO fears […] Continue reading -> Sputnik V Vaccine Developers Expand The Global Production Network; EU To Resolve Supply Dispute With AstraZeneca 19/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Developers of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine have entered into a partnership with Stelis Biopharma, an India-based drugmaker, to produce 200 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Stelis is now the latest addition to the global production network for Sputnik V. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the company responsible for marketing the Sputnik vaccine abroad, […] Continue reading -> Mayors Appeal for Equitable Access to Vaccines – Independent Panel calls for contributions ahead of WHO submission 19/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Mayors from three capital cities in the global south have appealed for speedy “technology transfer” to enable them to produce their own COVID-19 vaccines at Friday’s World Health Organization (WHO) bi-weekly COVID-19 media briefing. The mayors’ appeal comes on the eve of a meeting next week between WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and […] Continue reading -> African Countries Serious About Improving Local Vaccine Production 19/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – African countries are hosting a large conference in April to discuss the local production of vaccines, as key players in Africa’s public health sector try to address the continent’s vaccine shortages. Circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine production and distribution had necessitated this conversation, William Kwabena Ampofo, Chairperson of African Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative, said […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccination of Ugandan Health Workers on Track – As Country Races To Meet Targets 19/03/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – On 12 March, Samson Wamani, a doctor at Mukono General Hospital, received his COVID-19 vaccine under a tent placed outside the hospital as Uganda implements its plan to vaccinate half the population in the next year. As the government already had a database of its health workers registered, all Wamani had to do […] Continue reading -> Repeat COVID-19 Infections Are Rare, But People Over 65 Are At Greater Risk of Catching COVID Again – Lancet Study 18/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Previous infection with COVID-19 protects most people against reinfection for over six months, but those over the age of 65 are more likely to get infected again, found a peer reviewed study published in The Lancet. In the world’s first large-scale study of COVID-19 reinfections, researchers from Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom discovered that […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
AstraZeneca Publishes Reassuring Trial Data, But Vaccine Hesitancy Remains Widespread In European Union 22/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin In news that should be reassuring for skeptics, the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was found to be 79% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 100% effective against severe disease and hospitalization in results of a late-stage clinical trial, published today by the pharma company. What’s more, analysis of safety results by an independent board found no […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Reduced TB Treatment By 21% In 2020 – 1.4 Million Fewer People Received Care 22/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan An estimated 1.4 million fewer people received care for tuberculosis (TB) in 2020 than in 2019 – a drop of 21% – according to preliminary data compiled by the World Health Organization (WHO) from over 80 countries. Countries worst affected are Indonesia (42%), South Africa (41%), Philippines (37%) and India (25%), and the WHO fears […] Continue reading -> Sputnik V Vaccine Developers Expand The Global Production Network; EU To Resolve Supply Dispute With AstraZeneca 19/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Developers of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine have entered into a partnership with Stelis Biopharma, an India-based drugmaker, to produce 200 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Stelis is now the latest addition to the global production network for Sputnik V. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the company responsible for marketing the Sputnik vaccine abroad, […] Continue reading -> Mayors Appeal for Equitable Access to Vaccines – Independent Panel calls for contributions ahead of WHO submission 19/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Mayors from three capital cities in the global south have appealed for speedy “technology transfer” to enable them to produce their own COVID-19 vaccines at Friday’s World Health Organization (WHO) bi-weekly COVID-19 media briefing. The mayors’ appeal comes on the eve of a meeting next week between WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and […] Continue reading -> African Countries Serious About Improving Local Vaccine Production 19/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – African countries are hosting a large conference in April to discuss the local production of vaccines, as key players in Africa’s public health sector try to address the continent’s vaccine shortages. Circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine production and distribution had necessitated this conversation, William Kwabena Ampofo, Chairperson of African Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative, said […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccination of Ugandan Health Workers on Track – As Country Races To Meet Targets 19/03/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – On 12 March, Samson Wamani, a doctor at Mukono General Hospital, received his COVID-19 vaccine under a tent placed outside the hospital as Uganda implements its plan to vaccinate half the population in the next year. As the government already had a database of its health workers registered, all Wamani had to do […] Continue reading -> Repeat COVID-19 Infections Are Rare, But People Over 65 Are At Greater Risk of Catching COVID Again – Lancet Study 18/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Previous infection with COVID-19 protects most people against reinfection for over six months, but those over the age of 65 are more likely to get infected again, found a peer reviewed study published in The Lancet. In the world’s first large-scale study of COVID-19 reinfections, researchers from Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom discovered that […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COVID-19 Reduced TB Treatment By 21% In 2020 – 1.4 Million Fewer People Received Care 22/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan An estimated 1.4 million fewer people received care for tuberculosis (TB) in 2020 than in 2019 – a drop of 21% – according to preliminary data compiled by the World Health Organization (WHO) from over 80 countries. Countries worst affected are Indonesia (42%), South Africa (41%), Philippines (37%) and India (25%), and the WHO fears […] Continue reading -> Sputnik V Vaccine Developers Expand The Global Production Network; EU To Resolve Supply Dispute With AstraZeneca 19/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Developers of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine have entered into a partnership with Stelis Biopharma, an India-based drugmaker, to produce 200 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Stelis is now the latest addition to the global production network for Sputnik V. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the company responsible for marketing the Sputnik vaccine abroad, […] Continue reading -> Mayors Appeal for Equitable Access to Vaccines – Independent Panel calls for contributions ahead of WHO submission 19/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Mayors from three capital cities in the global south have appealed for speedy “technology transfer” to enable them to produce their own COVID-19 vaccines at Friday’s World Health Organization (WHO) bi-weekly COVID-19 media briefing. The mayors’ appeal comes on the eve of a meeting next week between WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and […] Continue reading -> African Countries Serious About Improving Local Vaccine Production 19/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – African countries are hosting a large conference in April to discuss the local production of vaccines, as key players in Africa’s public health sector try to address the continent’s vaccine shortages. Circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine production and distribution had necessitated this conversation, William Kwabena Ampofo, Chairperson of African Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative, said […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccination of Ugandan Health Workers on Track – As Country Races To Meet Targets 19/03/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – On 12 March, Samson Wamani, a doctor at Mukono General Hospital, received his COVID-19 vaccine under a tent placed outside the hospital as Uganda implements its plan to vaccinate half the population in the next year. As the government already had a database of its health workers registered, all Wamani had to do […] Continue reading -> Repeat COVID-19 Infections Are Rare, But People Over 65 Are At Greater Risk of Catching COVID Again – Lancet Study 18/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Previous infection with COVID-19 protects most people against reinfection for over six months, but those over the age of 65 are more likely to get infected again, found a peer reviewed study published in The Lancet. In the world’s first large-scale study of COVID-19 reinfections, researchers from Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom discovered that […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Sputnik V Vaccine Developers Expand The Global Production Network; EU To Resolve Supply Dispute With AstraZeneca 19/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Developers of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine have entered into a partnership with Stelis Biopharma, an India-based drugmaker, to produce 200 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Stelis is now the latest addition to the global production network for Sputnik V. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the company responsible for marketing the Sputnik vaccine abroad, […] Continue reading -> Mayors Appeal for Equitable Access to Vaccines – Independent Panel calls for contributions ahead of WHO submission 19/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Mayors from three capital cities in the global south have appealed for speedy “technology transfer” to enable them to produce their own COVID-19 vaccines at Friday’s World Health Organization (WHO) bi-weekly COVID-19 media briefing. The mayors’ appeal comes on the eve of a meeting next week between WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and […] Continue reading -> African Countries Serious About Improving Local Vaccine Production 19/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – African countries are hosting a large conference in April to discuss the local production of vaccines, as key players in Africa’s public health sector try to address the continent’s vaccine shortages. Circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine production and distribution had necessitated this conversation, William Kwabena Ampofo, Chairperson of African Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative, said […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccination of Ugandan Health Workers on Track – As Country Races To Meet Targets 19/03/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – On 12 March, Samson Wamani, a doctor at Mukono General Hospital, received his COVID-19 vaccine under a tent placed outside the hospital as Uganda implements its plan to vaccinate half the population in the next year. As the government already had a database of its health workers registered, all Wamani had to do […] Continue reading -> Repeat COVID-19 Infections Are Rare, But People Over 65 Are At Greater Risk of Catching COVID Again – Lancet Study 18/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Previous infection with COVID-19 protects most people against reinfection for over six months, but those over the age of 65 are more likely to get infected again, found a peer reviewed study published in The Lancet. In the world’s first large-scale study of COVID-19 reinfections, researchers from Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom discovered that […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Mayors Appeal for Equitable Access to Vaccines – Independent Panel calls for contributions ahead of WHO submission 19/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Mayors from three capital cities in the global south have appealed for speedy “technology transfer” to enable them to produce their own COVID-19 vaccines at Friday’s World Health Organization (WHO) bi-weekly COVID-19 media briefing. The mayors’ appeal comes on the eve of a meeting next week between WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and […] Continue reading -> African Countries Serious About Improving Local Vaccine Production 19/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – African countries are hosting a large conference in April to discuss the local production of vaccines, as key players in Africa’s public health sector try to address the continent’s vaccine shortages. Circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine production and distribution had necessitated this conversation, William Kwabena Ampofo, Chairperson of African Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative, said […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccination of Ugandan Health Workers on Track – As Country Races To Meet Targets 19/03/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – On 12 March, Samson Wamani, a doctor at Mukono General Hospital, received his COVID-19 vaccine under a tent placed outside the hospital as Uganda implements its plan to vaccinate half the population in the next year. As the government already had a database of its health workers registered, all Wamani had to do […] Continue reading -> Repeat COVID-19 Infections Are Rare, But People Over 65 Are At Greater Risk of Catching COVID Again – Lancet Study 18/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Previous infection with COVID-19 protects most people against reinfection for over six months, but those over the age of 65 are more likely to get infected again, found a peer reviewed study published in The Lancet. In the world’s first large-scale study of COVID-19 reinfections, researchers from Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom discovered that […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
African Countries Serious About Improving Local Vaccine Production 19/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – African countries are hosting a large conference in April to discuss the local production of vaccines, as key players in Africa’s public health sector try to address the continent’s vaccine shortages. Circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine production and distribution had necessitated this conversation, William Kwabena Ampofo, Chairperson of African Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative, said […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccination of Ugandan Health Workers on Track – As Country Races To Meet Targets 19/03/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – On 12 March, Samson Wamani, a doctor at Mukono General Hospital, received his COVID-19 vaccine under a tent placed outside the hospital as Uganda implements its plan to vaccinate half the population in the next year. As the government already had a database of its health workers registered, all Wamani had to do […] Continue reading -> Repeat COVID-19 Infections Are Rare, But People Over 65 Are At Greater Risk of Catching COVID Again – Lancet Study 18/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Previous infection with COVID-19 protects most people against reinfection for over six months, but those over the age of 65 are more likely to get infected again, found a peer reviewed study published in The Lancet. In the world’s first large-scale study of COVID-19 reinfections, researchers from Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom discovered that […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COVID-19 Vaccination of Ugandan Health Workers on Track – As Country Races To Meet Targets 19/03/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – On 12 March, Samson Wamani, a doctor at Mukono General Hospital, received his COVID-19 vaccine under a tent placed outside the hospital as Uganda implements its plan to vaccinate half the population in the next year. As the government already had a database of its health workers registered, all Wamani had to do […] Continue reading -> Repeat COVID-19 Infections Are Rare, But People Over 65 Are At Greater Risk of Catching COVID Again – Lancet Study 18/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Previous infection with COVID-19 protects most people against reinfection for over six months, but those over the age of 65 are more likely to get infected again, found a peer reviewed study published in The Lancet. In the world’s first large-scale study of COVID-19 reinfections, researchers from Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom discovered that […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Repeat COVID-19 Infections Are Rare, But People Over 65 Are At Greater Risk of Catching COVID Again – Lancet Study 18/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Previous infection with COVID-19 protects most people against reinfection for over six months, but those over the age of 65 are more likely to get infected again, found a peer reviewed study published in The Lancet. In the world’s first large-scale study of COVID-19 reinfections, researchers from Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom discovered that […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts