The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 doubles the risk of hospitalization compared to Alpha variant, first detected in Wuhan, China, at the beginning of the pandemic. A recent and large study carried out in the United Kingdom shows that the increased risk of hospitalization it is for unvaccinated people. However, the research also points out that, … Read more
What was feared is happening: in this summer when the virus is circulating in a sustained way because of the Delta variant, initially the infection spread among the young and the very young. They are more sociable and have a lower percentage of vaccination since, as was normal, an attempt was initially made to protect … Read more
There is ample evidence that vaccines against Covid-19 in the UK provide significant protection against hospitalization and death, but this new analysis indicates that the virus levels of those who become infected with Delta but have already vaccinated, may be similar to the level of virus found in unvaccinated individuals. There are also fewer data … Read more
Pfizer and AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccines are less effective against the delta variant, a large-scale UK study showed in results that may drive booster shots for fully vaccinated people. The Pfizer and BioNTech messenger RNA vaccine lost effectiveness in the first 90 days after full vaccination, although that injection and the one by AstraZeneca were still … Read more
First modification: 18/08/2021 – 18:47 – The United States confirmed that it will offer a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to its population due to studies that prove that inoculants lose effectiveness over time. In other news, Pope Francis encouraged the population to get vaccinated against Covid-19 and Mexico approved the use of the … Read more
After Córdoba adheres to the combined use of vaccines, from the Province they clarified that this option is voluntary and each person will be able to decide on the matter. In this sense, Ana Ceballos, pediatric infectologist (Mat. 13008) and advisor to the Ministry of Health of Córdoba, indicated to Chain 3 that those who … Read more
What you should know The delta variant is part of 83% of the positive samples from New York City studied, compared to 72% in the last report from the Department of Health and 57% in the previous week. This variant is now also the dominant one in New Jersey. Existing vaccines have shown effective protection … Read more
What you should know The delta variant has been found in 83% of the New York City positive samples studied, up from 72% in the last health department report and 57% in the previous week. That strain is now the dominant one in New Jersey as well. Existing vaccines have shown effective protection against the … Read more
The ascent of the contagions from Covid in Italy. Now the Delta variant is prevalent. «I believe that today’s RT is an index not to be looked at. The RT goes down but the incidence goes up. It is reasonably conceivable that this wave of infections and not hospitalizations, it will peak within a week, … Read more
NEW YORK – Amid a surge driven by the highly contagious mutant version of the virus, COVID-19 cases in the US have increased six-fold in the past month. New York City, Microsoft, Tyson Foods and the U.S. auto industry joined a cascading number of state and local governments and major employers Tuesday that are taking … Read more