More and more vaccination points are resigning from ordering AstraZeneka because there are no people willing to do so. Until the end of June, there are over a million free dates for vaccination against COVID-19 with this preparation - today's Gazeta Wyborcza reports.more
According to the virologist Fabrizio Pregliasco herd immunity “we will never reach it". He explained that this is impossible because Covid-19 will become an endemic disease, which means that it will last for many years and it is only possible to reduce its spread.more
Covid certification in the European Union will be a great convenience facilitating travel, and above all, it will increase safety - assessed the geneticist and biologist Prof. Marek Sanak from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow.more
More than 1.3 million people have registered with the NHS app since it was announced users will be able to show if they have received the Covid-19 vaccine.
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People who catch the Covid-19 virus will retain antibodies for up to 13 months after infection and be 96.7% less likely to be reinfected, a new study supported by Strasbourg University Hospitals has found.more
Covid-19 vaccines are transparent. It is known how they are constructed, how they work and, contrary to popular belief, they were not created within a year - assessed the geneticist and biologist prof. Marek Sanak from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow.more
The German health institute of Robert Koch yesterday named Britain a "zone for mutating coronavirus variants". As a result, all travelers arriving from the UK to Germany will be subject to a two-week quarantine period from tomorrow.more
Leaders of the G20 committed to a series of actions to accelerate the end of the COVID-19 crisis everywhere and better prepare for future pandemics, at a summit co-hosted by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, as G20 chair.more
Following an agreement between the negotiators of the EU Council and the European Parliament, the European Commission has ensured that "EU digital Covid certificates" will generally be available to citizens from 1 July.more
New storage conditions for the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, that extend the length of time the thawed vaccine can be stored at normal fridge temperatures from 5 days to 31 days, have today been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).more
A German doctor says he has developed his own vaccine against the coronavirus, but has not yet obtained approval for its use. Nevertheless, some clinics have already started vaccinating with this preparation, and the demand is growing. The prosecutor's office and the police initiated an investigation into this matter.more
Britain could already be at the start of a third wave of coronavirus infections, a scientific adviser to the Government has warned. Professor Andrew Hayward, a professor from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), said he was ‘very concerned’ about the Indian variant’s ability to spread so quickly. more
Two doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may be around 85% to 90% effective against symptomatic disease, Public Health England (PHE) said on Thursday, while cautioning that it did not yet have enough data to be conclusive.more
In May 2021, the world saw a reassuring decline in new cases of coronavirus infection, but the number of cases is still very high overall, with global statistics masking huge differences between countries and regions, reports The Conversation.more
New York State adopts federal guidelines for people fully vaccinated against Covid-19. However, City Health Commissioner Dr. David Chokshi still recommends wearing face masks indoors.more
Prince William has confirmed he has had the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The Duke of Cambridge, 38, posted a photo on social media on Thursday morning, confirming he had the first dose on Tuesday.more
Flights from India are continuing to land in the UK despite surging cases of the variant first found in the country. Three planes potentially packed with passengers touched down at Heathrow Airport from Mumbai and Delhi early this morning - 26 days after India was slapped on the red list.more
Slovakia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivan Korczok, announced today that his country will join Central European countries that recognize each other's national vaccination certificates when they cross the border. However, he admitted that there is no uniform confirmation of vaccination in Slovakia so far.more
The rising number of infections with the Indian coronavirus variant in the UK does not necessarily translate into higher hospitalizations and deaths, said Health Minister Matt Hancock, arguing that the government's strategy was effective.more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned people should not be holidaying in amber list countries, after a minister said people could go and visit friends.more
