The Russian authorities reported today the discovery of several cases of the new subvariant of the Delta strain, AY.4.2., in the Moscow region. The Russian body in charge of consumer protection, Rospotrebnadzor, explained that this variant is, “probably, a little more contagious than the Delta original”. However, according to the expert of that body, Kamil … Read more
“The size of the Delta wave could be smaller than what is happening in the northern hemisphere because we were much more infected than they and because we managed to contain their income with the restrictions on flights and that allowed us to continue advancing with vaccination “, analyzes the bioinformatician from the National University … Read more
Facing the winter season which will start within the next few weeks throughout Europe, the British government will announce a series of measures to prevent a new wave of Covid-19, which will emphasize the vaccination and for the moment they would not include strict quarantines, like those that prevailed in 2020 and early this year. … Read more
NEW YORK – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) reminds users of public transportation that the use of masks is still mandatory. To incentivize users, as more New Yorkers return to the office and schools, the agency will begin distributing masks to continue to protect everyone from the transmission of COVID-19. MTA staff and Police officers … Read more
President Biden wants to compel US citizens to have the corona vaccination. He is betting on a significant expansion of the regulations on mandatory vaccination. This is to stop the advance of the delta variant. In the fight against the corona pandemic, US President Joe Biden is tightening the vaccination requirements for federal employees and … Read more
First modification: 03/09/2021 – 19:36 – The World Health Organization warned about a new variant of Covid-19 called Mu, identified for the first time in Colombia and that could be more resistant to antibodies due to its mutations. France 24 reports on the so-called “immune escape” that threatens the effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines. While the … Read more
The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 doubles the risk of hospitalization compared to Alpha variant, first detected in Wuhan, China, at the beginning of the pandemic. A recent and large study carried out in the United Kingdom shows that the increased risk of hospitalization it is for unvaccinated people. However, the research also points out that, … Read more
What was feared is happening: in this summer when the virus is circulating in a sustained way because of the Delta variant, initially the infection spread among the young and the very young. They are more sociable and have a lower percentage of vaccination since, as was normal, an attempt was initially made to protect … Read more
There is ample evidence that vaccines against Covid-19 in the UK provide significant protection against hospitalization and death, but this new analysis indicates that the virus levels of those who become infected with Delta but have already vaccinated, may be similar to the level of virus found in unvaccinated individuals. There are also fewer data … Read more
Pfizer and AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccines are less effective against the delta variant, a large-scale UK study showed in results that may drive booster shots for fully vaccinated people. The Pfizer and BioNTech messenger RNA vaccine lost effectiveness in the first 90 days after full vaccination, although that injection and the one by AstraZeneca were still … Read more