Covid19

Sweden to give 4th COVID-19 shot to people over 65 and above

Sweden to give 4th COVID-19 shot to people over 65 and above

Sweden recommended a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose to people aged 65 and above along with people living in nursing homes or getting home care. The recommendation includes fourth shots for those between 18–64 with moderate to severe immune deficiency, Sweden’s Public Health Agency said. "The goal is just as before to prevent serious illness and death from Covid19," Agency chief Karin Tegmark Wisell said. Adding she said that it’s “justified” to provide a second booster shot to a wider age range because infections in Sweden and other countries continue to multiply and vaccine protection is starting to decline for older age groups.For…
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COVID-19 can never become common seasonal flu

COVID-19 can never become common seasonal flu

Medical experts believe that Covid-19 could never develop into a normal seasonal flu, Helsinki's Ilta-Snomat newspaper reported. Ilka Zulkunen, professor of virology at the University of Turku, said that the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid is clearly different from other seasonal coronaviruses that cause the flu. Ilkka Zulkunen said, "I don't see the possibility that the virus will change so dramatically. I don't see the coronavirus becoming much less dangerous for at least a few years." Although the Omicron coronavirus variant is widely considered less likely to cause severe disease and require hospital treatment, Zulkunen and Olli Vapalahti, professors of…
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Omicron BA.2 Subvariant Gaining Ground In US

Omicron BA.2 Subvariant Gaining Ground In US

The omicron subvariant BA.2 is proceeding to harvest ground in the U.S., in agreement to Covid-19 appraisals sequenced over the end fourteen days. Helix, a San Diego-based genomics firm, has been gazing at the BA.2 variation since it previously sprung up in the U.S. toward the beginning of January. Despite the fact that it was once at first drowsy to grab hold, Helix presently appraises that half to 70% of all Covid occasions cross country are BA.2. Will Lee, Helix's main science official, said this sort of observation is basic and can assist with equipping the U.S. wellness care machine…
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China reports 1,947 new local COVID-19 cases

China reports 1,947 new local COVID-19 cases

China reported 1,947 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Monday. Of the new local infections, 1,542 were reported in Jilin, 154 in Fujian, 51 in Hebei, 38 in Guangdong, 35 in Liaoning, 27 in Heilongjiang, 24 in Shanghai, 18 in Tianjin, 14 in Shaanxi, 13 in Shandong, 10 in Hunan, Xinhua reported. For other provincial-level regions, Gansu reported six cases, Beijing and Yunnan each reported four, Inner Mongolia and Zhejiang each reported two, and Jiangxi, Henan and Chongqing each reported one, as per Xinhua. Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that Beijing will stick to its…
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China to stick with ‘dynamic zero-COVID’ policy as increase in Omicron cases

China to stick with ‘dynamic zero-COVID’ policy as increase in Omicron cases

China on Friday ruled out relaxing its much-criticised "dynamic zero-COVID" policy of restricting international travel and minimising contacts with the outside world, as it battles sporadic spikes of fresh coronavirus cases with prolonged lockdowns of cities. China will adhere to its "dynamic zero-COVID" coverage to incorporate its modern outbreak, Wang Hesheng, vice-minister of the National Health Commission and administrator of the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration told the media, as the country mobilised health officers to incorporate spikes of coronavirus instances in a number of cities. The aim of the 'Zero case policy' approach is to bring the epidemic…
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After China, South Korea facing surge in Covid Cases as Omicron speeds up

After China, South Korea facing surge in Covid Cases as Omicron speeds up

After China, South Korea is presently managing its most obviously terrible Covid-19 episode as the usa hit each and every other achievement, recording more than 4,00,000 contamination occasions on Wednesday. According to the kingdom media, South Korea pronounced 4,00,741 new daily Covid-19 cases, the highest considering that the u . s . said its first Covid-19 case in January last year. Most of these cases have been stated to be locally transmitted. With expanded in cases, South Korea's fundamental caseload has now flooded to 7,629,275, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) used to be cited as articulating on…
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Biological’s Corbevax- New Vaccination for Children

Biological’s Corbevax- New Vaccination for Children

India’s first approved protein sub-unit Covid Vaccine – Cobevax by Biological E will be administrated for 12-14 aged children from current week. This vaccine  was designed for senior citizens for co-morbidity precautions during covid first wave. As expert’s report Cobevax is safe for children too. Cobevax could be the cheapest vaccine priced under 400 INR with two cumulative shots. Names will be administrated in Co-win portals from this week.
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China building 6,000-bed hospital in 6 days amid surge in Covid Cases

China building 6,000-bed hospital in 6 days amid surge in Covid Cases

As China faces its gravest Covid outbreak in two years, the authorities are working round-the-clock to construct a makeshift clinic Jilin city. The facility, which will supply 6,000 beds, is expected to be finished within six days, stated Xinhua. Jilin province, in the country's northeast, recorded over 1,000 new cases for the 2d day in a row, on Monday. China mentioned 3,393 new Covid-19 cases Sunday, the National Health Commission said, extra than double the previous day, as the u . s . a . faces its gravest virus outbreak in two years. The nationwide surge in cases has seen…
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Barack Obama tests Covid positive

Barack Obama tests Covid positive

Former US President Barack Obama said on Sunday that he had tested covid positive, though he’s feeling relatively healthy and his wife, Michelle, tested negative. Obama encouraged more Americans to get vaccinated against the virus. There were nealy 35,000 infections on average over the past week, down sharply from mid-January when that average was closer to 800,000. “I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple of days, but am feeling fine otherwise. Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted.” Obama tweeted. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wished a quick recovery to Barack Obama. The PM tweeted,…
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Covid-19 impact: Wary of infectious diseases, hospitals in Kolkata rejig rebuild plans

Covid-19 impact: Wary of infectious diseases, hospitals in Kolkata rejig rebuild plans

Drawing training from the Covid trip of the past two years, several private hospitals in the metropolis are chalking up their restructure and growth plans through factoring in the need to manage infectious diseases. At least three hospitals have gone returned to the drawing board to do a remodel of their under-construction buildings, in particular the air circulation system, which is now being viewed a key element. Other hospitals stated that following the pandemic, infectious diseases would determine the layout of healthcare spaces. Among the most common modification that hospitals are planning are wards that can be transformed into isolation…
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