There will be more and more simultaneous infections with the influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2 - predicts Dr. Karolina Krupa-Kotara from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics of the Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice.more
In Italy, an increasing number of seriously ill people with Covid-19 are refusing intensive care and lifesaving treatments, the national association of anesthesiologists and resuscitators said. She stressed that those who did not agree to such treatment could not be abandoned.more
NHS facilities will face "a lot of pressure" that can "even for a few more weeks," warned UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in one of his first public appearances this year.more
The obligatory vaccination schedule in Poland is implemented only in 85%, a decade ago this rate was above 90%. - according to the report of the National Institute of Public Health for 2020 "We are approaching the limit of population immunity" - reports "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna".more
Greece should delay the return to school for students for one week amid skyrocketing Covid-19 case counts largely driven by the Omicron variant, a top health expert said Saturday, ekathimerini.com reports.more
People previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 may develop autoantibodies that persist up to six months after COVID-19, according to a study published in the Journal of Translational Medicine.more
The Israeli Ministry of Health is considering implementing the "Swedish model", i.e. limiting restrictions and allowing as many people as possible to pass the coronavirus infection, which is to help achieve herd immunity, reports the Times of Israel portal.more
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in London yesterday approved Paxlovid, an oral drug for Covid-19 manufactured by Pfizer. The drug will be administered to adults at risk of severe disease transition.more
Coronavirus "surge hubs" are to be set up at hospitals across England in preparation for a potential wave of Omicron admissions, the NHS has said. more
In the short term, ketamine greatly reduces symptoms of depression and reduces suicidal thoughts. This is the result of an extensive review of available research.more
In the last day in the UK, 189,213 new coronavirus infections were detected, government statistics reported yesterday. For the third day in a row, the number of infections in the UK is at its highest since the start of the pandemic.more
From the new year, patients will have to pay more for 509 drugs, informs today's "Super Express". Among them there will be medications for schizophrenia, psoriasis and colitis.more
Avoid contact with unvaccinated people, do not clink glasses with toast, do not give yourself a phone to make wishes - here are tips on how to safely spend New Year's Eve in the age of Omikron. They are published in the Italian press.more
In the last 24 hours, 183,037 new coronavirus infections were detected in the UK, by nearly 50,000. more than the day before - state government statistics. For the second consecutive day, the number of infections in the UK is at its highest since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.more
129,471 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the highest number since the start of the pandemic in Great Britain, reported in London. The previous highest rate was recorded on Saturday, December 24, with 122,186 new infections.more
A trial administration of a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to 150 people has begun at a hospital in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv. The study is designed to assess the efficacy and safety of a second booster dose and the overall need for a fourth injection.more
Police in Germany, the police have so far detected over 11,000. cases of false Covid-19 vaccination passports; the number of frauds in this area has increased noticeably since November, informs "Tageszeitung", which collected data from the State Criminal Police Offices (LKA) of all federal states.more
The risk of treatment with Covid-19 in intensive care units is 85 times higher for unvaccinated people over 80 years of age than for those vaccinated with three doses, the Italian Institute of Healthcare presented yesterday. more
