After the US, the UK has now also approved the corona pills. The EU is also likely to give the green light to the virus inhibitors Paxlovid from Pfizer and Molnupiravir (aka Lagevrio) from Merck soon as well. But how effective are those resources? According to a study, Pfizer’s pill is particularly successful. The pill … Read more
“After 298 days in the hospital and the rehabilitation center you are finally home,” a son reports on LinkedIn about his 71-year-old father. But that also shows that everything has been said. The son tells GP Danka Stuiver in doctors’ magazine Medisch Contact that his formerly vital father spent three months in the ICU, of … Read more
The omikron variant of the coronavirus has spines that fit suspiciously well on mouse cells. That makes it plausible that omikron jumped to humans from mice living in the wild, Chinese scientists write in an analysis published Thursday. That writes The morning. The study authors emphasized that the mouse theory is just that, one theory, … Read more
What is known so far about the omikron variant does not look good, professor of microbiology Emmanuel André (KU Leuven) tells Het Laatste Nieuws. “In January, omikron will be dominant here.” Much is still unclear about the seriousness of the disease. “It is not certain whether the disease course will be milder and even then … Read more
The coronavirus infects our fat cells and the immune cells in our adipose tissue. This is apparent from new research that should explain why fat people more often end up in IC with corona. People who are severely overweight or obese are much more likely to become seriously ill from corona than people with a … Read more
The coronavirus will not be the last virus to plague the world. The next pandemic may be even more deadly. That is what the developer of the AstraZeneca vaccine says during a lecture. While the world waits in terror for what the omikron variant will bring us, Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert warns that ‘this pandemic … Read more
An Italian man did not want a shot, but did want a corona pass to go to work. Therefore, at his vaccination, he appeared with an artificial arm. The man in his fifties arrived for his inoculation with a silicone mold on his real arm. But the nurse who was going to administer the jab … Read more
People with allergic conditions such as hay fever, eczema and rhinitis may walk a lower risk to contract COVID-19, according to a new study. A team of 34 British scientists found that allergy sufferers who also have asthma are less likely to contract the potentially deadly virus. Allergy-related conditions such as hay fever and eczema, … Read more
Maryam Nuri Mohamed Amin was texting her fiancé, who lives in the UK, when the group’s boat started emptying on Wednesday. She was on her way to England to marry him. The 24-year-old was one of 27 people killed while attempting to get away from France to cross over to Great Britain. She tried to … Read more
Arie Boomsma is infected with the corona virus. The presenter and gym owner is therefore quarantined at home, he writes on Instagram. “I tested positive last Friday. A niece asked if I was disappointed in my body. I replied that anyone can contract such a virus,” said Boomsma. “Think of all those Olympians who were … Read more