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Coronavirus: – Woman dies after double infection

The Belgian woman was admitted to a hospital in the town of Aalst, after she fell over in her home. The same day she was admitted, the 90-year-old tested positive for covid-19.

To begin with, the woman must have had mild symptoms, and there were no signs of lack of oxygen or difficulty breathing. After a short time, the symptoms became significantly worse and the woman died five days later, writes EurekAlert.

Alpha and delta

BBC writes that the woman must have been ill with the alpha and delta variant, and it is suspected that she was infected by two different people.

This should be the first reported case where a person is infected with two variants at the same time. Now doctors and researchers warn that, although rare, double infections can occur.

Despite her age, the woman must have been in good health prior to being infected. Researcher and molecular biologist Dr. Anne Vankeerberghen tells the BBC that both virus variants circulated in Belgium around the time the woman became infected.

– Whether the double infection played a role in the patient’s rapid deterioration is difficult to say, Vankeerberghen says.

DELTA: The assistant health director says that we now know much more about the so-called delta variant.
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Less effective

There has previously been uncertainty about the efficacy of the Pfizer-Biontench vaccine when it comes to mutant viruses.

Earlier in July, the Israeli Ministry of Health stated that the vaccine did not prevent the delta variant from spreading.

In February, the effect of the vaccine was estimated at 95.8 per cent, but now the country’s Ministry of Health believes that its effectiveness has fallen to 64 per cent.

The Belgian woman should not have been vaccinated.

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