The factor that limits the number of vaccinations in hospitals the most is the fact that everyone wants to take a selfie while administering the preparation, Ernst Kuipers, head of the association of Dutch hospitals (LNAZ), told RTL4.more
Currently, 89% of people want to get vaccinated against Covid-19. residents of the UK, an increase of 11 percentage points since vaccination began, according to a survey released today by the UK's ONS statistics office.more
Coughs, sore throats and fatigue are more common in people who test positive for the new variant of coronavirus, but a loss of taste or smell is less likely, a study has found.more
Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) team, who came to China to seek answers to the genesis of the coronavirus, have begun meetings with Chinese scientists. According to WHO, visits to fairs, laboratories and hospitals are planned.more
According to the results of a survey commissioned by the Le Figaro daily, announced yesterday, almost two-thirds of the French are willing to accept another lockdown. Behind this consent, however, there is a disagreement with social limitations.more
German authorities have recommended that the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine should not be used on people aged 65 or above, citing a lack of sufficient data.more
The US portal Summit.news reported, citing CNBC, that experts advise wearing triple masks or three-layer masks to better protect yourself and your surroundings against coronavirus infection.more
Pfizer and BioNTech, makers of a coronavirus vaccine, on Thursday said that their product is effective against the Covid-19 variants that have emerged in the United Kingdom and South Africa.more
There "will be no interruption" to UK vaccine supplies, Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has said, after the EU urged AstraZeneca to supply it with doses from UK plants.more
British citizens and residents returning from "red list" countries will be placed in a 10-day compulsory quarantine in government-provided accommodation such as hotels, announced British Prime Minister Boris Johnsonmore
England's lockdown has effectively been extended to 8 March at the "earliest", with Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying he hopes to gradually reopen schools from that date.more
People who get rid of their tobacco addiction may be at a higher risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19, as are current cigarette smokers, US research suggests. Scientists point out that ex-smokers often suffer from cardiovascular and lung diseases.more
Covid-19 security measures and significant travel restrictions could take up to the next four to five years, said Lawrence Wong, Singapore minister and member of the pandemic team.more
People infected with the new variant of the coronavirus discovered in the UK are less likely to report loss of taste and smell, but are more likely to develop other main symptoms, according to a study by the British statistical office ONS.more
74-year-old Geoffrey Woolf from London returned home after 306 days in hospital for COVID-19 and its complications. He was in a pharmacological coma and had been ventilated for over two months.more
The government on the Vistula River is considering opening shopping malls, but there is no chance of departing from the rest of the restrictions for the time being - informs "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" based on its sources.more
The second case of the British coronavirus mutation in Poland was detected as part of a teacher screening test and concerns one of the teachers in Wrocław, said the head of the Polish Ministry of Health, Adam Niedzielski.more
Johnson & Johnson efficacy data should be available in late January or early February. However, the preliminary assessment of previous clinical vaccine studies was positive, showing that a single dose of the substance elicited a strong immune response and was generally well tolerated, recalls Reuters.more
Boris Johnson has insisted his government “did everything we could” to limit coronavirus deaths and expressed sorrow after the total UK death toll exceeded 100,000 on nearly every metric, but refused to discuss the reasons why it might be so high.more
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the Government has decided to extend the Level 5 restrictions until 5 March with a view to crushing the numbers of those contracting the disease and in turn the numbers needing hospitalisation and intensive care.more
There are 95 confirmed cases of the British virus mutation in Sweden. This is stated by the Public Health Agency at today's press conference. 'It can take over and become the dominant tribe', says Anders Tegnell.more
