This month marks one year since the COVID-19 pandemic upended lives around the world. It’s been a long, difficult year, but now that more and more people are getting vaccinated against the virus, I’m starting to feel optimistic that the worst parts of the pandemic will soon be behind us. We still have a number […]
Category: Covid-19
An increasing number of countries including Ireland, France, Germany, Norway, Italy, Iceland, Indonesia, The Netherlands, Denmark, The Democratic Republic of Congo and Austria have temporarily suspended their use of the AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccination. Last week authorities in Austria suspended one batch of doses. Italy banned the use of vaccines from a specific batch of AstraZeneca […]
There are several potential vaccines currently being developed which are all designed to teach the body’s immune system to safely recognize and block the virus that causes COVID-19. Amongst those being developed are; Inactivated or weakened virus vaccines, which use a form of the virus that has been inactivated or weakened so it doesn’t cause […]
The European Union’s drugs regulator has recommended conditionally approving Johnson & Johnson’s (Janssen) single dose Covid-19 vaccine. This European Medicines Agency (EMA) approval today clears the way for the European Commission to approve its use, possibly as soon as tomorrow. “With this latest positive opinion, authorities across the European Union will have another option to […]
FACT: Most people who get COVID-19 recover from it The majority of people who get COVID-19 have mild or moderate symptoms and can recover thanks to supportive care. COVID-19 is caused by a virus. Antibiotics do not work against viruses. If you also. develop a bacterial infection as a complication, antibiotics may be recommended. It is important to be […]
Johnson & Johnson’s adenovirus vector-based vaccine, developed by its subsidiary Janssen Biotech Inc. reported 66% overall vaccine efficacy with a single dose after 28 days in a global Phase III trial with 43,783 participants. However, efficacies were different at different trial locations: 72% efficacy in the US, 66% in Latin America, and 57% in South […]
Effective January 26, 2021 all airline passengers to the United States aged two years and older must provide a negative COVID-19 viral test taken within three calendar days of travel. Alternatively, passengers to the U.S. may provide documentation from a licensed health care provider of having recovered from COVID-19 in the 90 days preceding travel. https://ie.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/ […]
Use the Omni Calculator to check your place in the queue for your COVID-19 vaccination. This online tool will give an approximate date to when you may receive your vaccination. Who is the Omni Calculator? The Polish startup Omni specialises in custom built online calculators that attempt to solve real life problems in only a […]
Since the first case of SARS-Cov-2 was identified in Wuhan, China as the cause of a respiratory outbreak, our journey to discover a treatment began. Although the origin of SARS-CoV-2 resulting in the Covid-19 virus remains unclear, the pursuit to produce vaccination and other treatment alternatives is rapidly underway. As our understanding of the novel […]
The human body has an impressive immune system to help protect us against disease and infection. For the most part, it’s incredibly efficient in fighting against foreign microorganisms. The problem is, some invasive pathogens can overwhelm our immune system more than others leading us to develop severe symptoms of the illness. Why Covid-19 Is so […]
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