Zdrowie

Obecna sytuacja epidemiczna wskazuje na to, że po pół roku od szczepienia odporność immunologiczna może słabnąć; obecnie do szpitali we Włoszech zaczynają też trafiać osoby zaszczepione - zauważył doktor Maciej Tarkowski, immunolog z laboratorium wydziału chorób zakaźnych na uniwersytecie w Mediolanie. Jak podkreślił, trzecia dawka szczepionki jest w wielu przypadkach konieczna.more

Covid infection rates have started rising sharply in parts of Western Europe, prompting the introduction of fresh restrictions and lockdowns.more

Information published on Twitter by senator Krzysztof Brejza about the government's plan to create a pregnancy registry caused an avalanche of comments. Brejza assured that he had already addressed the minister with a senatorial intervention, demanding an explanation.more

By spring, there may be 700,000 jobs in 53 European and Central Asian countries. deaths due to Covid-19, and the global balance of deaths from the pandemic may increase by 2.2 million - warns the European branch of WHO.more

The parents of a boy who had undergone major skull surgery were able to make an informed decision about the surgery because thanks to virtual reality they saw its effects visualized. This use of technology could make a big difference to patients, the BBC said.more

In the French overseas department of Martinique, firearms were fired on by the security services and firefighters, the public security services said. The incident took place in connection with protests against restrictions related to Covid-19. No casualties have been reported, added.more

People in England with mild depression should first be offered behavioural therapy or group exercise instead of medication, according to new advice.more

We have decided to shorten the period of administering the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by one month, i.e. to 5 months in the case of people over 50, said the Minister of Health, Adam Niedzielski. He also added that from January, a drug against COVID-19 for home use will appear in Poland.more

Acting Chancellor Angela Merkel believes that last week's Bundestag and Bundesrat amendments to the Infection Protection Act will not be enough to break the fourth wave of the pandemic, when the number of infections doubles every twelve days. "We are dealing with a very dramatic situation," assessed Merkel.more

Thanks to the high level of vaccination, the United Kingdom has a chance to be the first of the large economies to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, assessed the former Deputy Minister of Health for Vaccination, and now Minister of Education Nadhim Zahawi.more

Most Poles reject last year's anti-abortion ruling by the Constitutional Tribunal. They want abortion to be legal in Poland, but only in specific situations. Even the voters of Jaroslaw Kaczynski are in favor, and stronger than last year - informs today's "Gazeta Wyborcza".more

In January, at least two new anti-vid drugs will be delivered to Poland. Negotiations with producers are underway, informs today's Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.more

The Canary Islands government has announced a covid passport for all visitors to this Spanish archipelago. The new rule applies to foreign tourists as well as Spanish nationals.more

Travellers who have had a booster dose of a Covid jab in England are now able to prove their vaccination status using the NHS Covid Pass. more

From today, unvaccinated people arriving in France from Poland, Luxembourg and Switzerland against Covid-19 must have a negative coronavirus test done up to 24 hours before travel, according to a regulatory change published on Friday in the Official Journal.more

The new strategy to fight the coronavirus will take effect in New Zealand on the night of December 2-3, said Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Also in early December, the three-and-a-half-month lockdown in the country's largest city, Auckland, will end, she added.more

Regular lifestyle, regular hours of sleep, hobbies, exercise, avoiding the computer and bad news - such behaviors have so far helped Poles to maintain a good mood during the COVID-19 epidemic.more

The number of people waiting for elective procedures on the NHS now stands at a record-breaking 5.9 million – with health leaders admitting ‘it’s a guessing game’ as to how high this number could soar. more

Six months after being fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the vaccine's effectiveness in preventing infection drops from 95 to 82 percent, the Italian Institute of Healthcare said in a report. It also recorded a high percentage of hospitalizations and deaths among unvaccinated people.more

"What has really changed the situation in the UK is our booster program - our hugely successful booster program - which has already delivered nearly 15 million booster vaccinations, which is about a quarter of the population over the age of 12," he stressed .more

After the riots in Rotterdam on Friday, yesterday night there were further clashes between opponents of the pandemic restrictions with the police in several Dutch cities.more

As many as 2.7 million Londoners over the age of 16 may not have had a Covid jab, it can be revealed.more

During the last day in Spain, over 6.6 thousand were recorded. daily coronavirus infections, i.e. by over 2.5 thousand more than during the previous 24 hours, the country's regional medical service said.more

EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has issued advice on the use of Lagevrio (also known as molnupiravir or MK 4482) for the treatment of COVID-19. The medicine, which is currently not authorised in the EU, can be used to treat adults with COVID-19 who do not require supplemental oxygen and who are at increased risk of developing severe COVID-19. more

The UK's Health Safety Agency recommends that children 12-17 years old who are diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 should be vaccinated against COVID-19 twelve, not four weeks after being infected.more