In Turkey, 116-year-old Ayse Karatay recovered from the coronavirus infection, reported her son Ibrahim. Turkish Demiroren agency reports that the woman is one of the oldest people in the world to beat Covid-19.more
The British Guardianship Court has ruled that a woman who suffered permanent brain damage and paralysis from the neck down after coronavirus infection could be disconnected from life-support equipment, British media reported.more
Over 80 percent US residents over the age of 16 are somewhat immune to the coronavirus. This is mainly the result of vaccinations, CNN reported, citing the results of research by the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).more
80 percent of Italians support the idea of introducing mandatory vaccination against Covid-19 - this is the result of a poll presented today by the daily La Repubblica. Currently, this requirement applies to health professionals, and the government plans to extend it significantly.more
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced yesterday that it is investigating the risk of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS) following vaccination against Covid-19 with Pfizer following the onset of the disease in a 17-year-old boy in Denmark.more
The government believes there is a "strong case" for offering Covid jabs to healthy 12-15 year-olds, a source has told the BBC, as it awaits advice from the UK's chief medical officers. On Friday vaccine experts did not recommend a rollout as the benefits on health grounds alone were "marginal".more
Anti-vaccination protestors clashed with police as they tried to storm the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Four officers were injured during chaos unfolding in central London, the Metropolitan Police has said.more
The highest number of new coronavirus infections in a month and a half - 42,076 - was detected in the last 24 hours in the UK, it was reported yesterday. There were also 121 new deaths due to Covid-19.more
The problem with anti-vaccines is escalating in Canada. British Columbia's Prime Minister John Horgan condemned the latest developments in the province where anti-vaccines blocked access to hospitals in many cities.more
18,860,734 people in Poland are fully vaccinated, i.e. with two doses of preparations from Pfizer / BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca, or with a single-dose vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, reported today on government websites.more
The third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine for approx. 500,000 people announced by the British government people with weakened immune systems is independent of the planned booster dose, it explained.more
Amid fears of a rise in COVID-19 infections, the government has been accused of a "hit and hope" strategy over the return of pupils, as many safety measures to combat the spread of coronavirus in schools have been eased.more
A record number of 23 million Italians spending their holidays in the country was recorded in July and August, the local Tourism Federation said. That's 5 million people more than two years ago, before the pandemic. At the beginning of this year's season, such a result was not expected.more
Two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and Moderna prevent coronavirus infection 95%, while one dose is 48% effective. - estimated Japanese scientists. Their preliminary findings are described by the NHK station.more
Vaccination with a booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine against the elderly and those suffering from comorbidities began in France on Wednesday. This action is needed to compensate for the decreasing effectiveness of the preparation over time.more
Vaccination against Covid-19 is slowing down in the Netherlands. At present, the country has the lowest number of injections of any European Union country - data from the Our World in Data portal show.more
Before the end of September, Scotland will introduce vaccine certificates, which will be a condition for entering nightclubs and many mass events, announced the head of the Scottish government, Nicola Sturgeon.more
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday it was monitoring a worrying new variant of the coronavirus called Mu. The new strain was discovered for the first time in Colombia, where it is now responsible for nearly 40 percent. infections. According to WHO, it has so far been found in 39 countries around the world, including Poland.more
For the first time since March 9, the daily number of registered deaths from Covid-19 in the UK has exceeded 200, and the number of people on respirators for the first time since March 15 is above 1,000, according to data released yesterday.more
Wizz Air will require all crew to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Jabs - or regular antigen/PCR testing in special cases - for all crew will be required by December 1.more
A total of 36,286,614 vaccine shots have been administered in Poland so far, including 46,320 over the last 24 hours, officials announced on Wednesday.more
Only 38 percent of Poles trust that the authorities acted in good faith in the fight against the pandemic. In the West, skeptics are marginal - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports.more
The Italian government vowed to crack down on demonstrators threatening to block train tracks throughout the country on Wednesday as a rule requiring COVID-19 tests or vaccines takes effect for long-distance domestic public transport.more
France will rein in its crisis support measures for companies from the end of September and tailor them to benefit only those companies still struggling afterwards, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday.more
Bulgaria has the highest death toll from Covid-19 among EU countries. There has been a 95% increase in deaths over the past week - up to 37 people per million inhabitants.more
