Swedish health authorities announced on Wednesday that they have stopped vaccination against Covid-19 with Moderna for people born in 1991 and later. As highlighted, the decision was taken for precautionary reasons after cases of adverse vaccination reactions occurred.more
The UK has recorded 39,851 new COVID cases and 143 coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, government data shows. It is the highest number of daily infections reported since 6 September - when 41,192 cases were recorded.more
The Welsh Parliament approved yesterday evening the obligation to show covid certificates before entering nightclubs and for mass events above a certain number of participants. The result of the vote was determined by the difference of one vote.more
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recalled yesterday that administration of an additional dose of BioNTech / Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 is safe and effective. At the same time, EMA stipulated that the decision on whether to administer a booster dose rests with the EU member states.more
Home advantage appears to be back in the Premier League, with the return of crowds bringing a feeling of normality to the game after a season that bucked the trend in England’s top flight.more
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that foreign tourists would not visit Australia before the end of 2021. In the border opening process, which begins in November, Australians will be prioritized, followed by foreign students and skilled workers.more
Almost 12,000 women could be living with undiagnosed breast cancer after missing out on screening and being referred for tests due to the Covid pandemic.more
As the 2021-22 NBA season draws near, unvaccinated players are running out of time to get their shot(s) before they start facing potential consequences from the league - up to and including being unable to play in certain locations and having their pay reduced. more
The effectiveness of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 drops to 47% after six months after the second dose. with 88 percent - informed the Reuters Agency, citing the latest research results.more
The Canadian military has been helping intensive care units in the province of Alberta since yesterday. The region, whose government lifted all restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic in July, currently has the highest number of coronavirus infections and deaths from Covid-19.more
Northwell Health, the largest healthcare facility in New York State, cut 1,400 jobs yesterday. workers because they did not comply with the state's Covid-19 immunization order and did not take any dose of the vaccine, the Hill reported.more
There are 19.53 million fully vaccinated in Poland, i.e. with two doses of preparations from Pfizer / BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca or with a single-dose vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, according to government websites today.more
In France, 74 percent of workers no longer want to wear masks in the workplace, according to a survey by the Ipsos-Sopra Steria Institute for the daily newspaper "Le Parisien". This percentage rises to 80 percent among executives.more
A new pill to treat COVID-19 has shown “impressive” results in clinical trials, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top medical adviser to President Biden, said.more
The head of BioNTech SE, the German company that developed the first Covid-19 vaccine, said a new formula is likely to be needed by mid-2022 to protect against future mutations of the virus. more
New Zealand on Monday abandoned its long-standing strategy of eliminating coronavirus amid a persistent Delta outbreak, and will instead look to live with the virus and control its spread as its vaccination rate rises.more
Opponents of the coronavirus measures gathered on Sunday at the Dam Square in Amsterdam for a demonstration. The protestors left around 1 p.m. to march through the center of the capital city.more
Worldwide deaths related to COVID-19 surpassed 5 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, with unvaccinated people particularly exposed to the virulent Delta strain.more
The UK is moving to a new international border protocol in terms of which travellers – from which countries – will be permitted entry under specific conditions, including the type of vaccine they have received.more
The Danish and Portuguese authorities have decided to lift the recent restrictions related to Covid-19. In France, the obligation to present a covid passport has been extended to children aged 12-17. In Italy, all workers will be required to have such a certificate.more
The European Union's drug regulator on Friday identified a possible link between rare cases of blood clotting in deep veins with Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine and recommended the condition be listed as a side-effect of the shot.more
Care home workers who are not prepared to get the Covid vaccine should get another job, Sajid Javid has said. The health secretary said he was not prepared to "pause" the requirement for care staff in England to be fully vaccinated by 11 November.more
Every fourth Pole believes that covid passports violate his civil liberties - according to the IBRiS survey commissioned by "Rzeczpospolita". 46.6 percent are in favor of showing a vaccination certificate when entering the cinema or theater. respondents.more
Giving the vaccine against Covid-19 by Pfizer or AstraZeneca during the same visit as the injection of the flu vaccine is safe for the patient, reports The Guardian, based on a study by British scientists.more
