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See first, then believe: For over a year now, we have assumed that we will get our lives back when most of us are vaccinated. In Israel, the country that is furthest with vaccinations and has now injected 40 percent of the population, it turns out to be completely true. Israel has begun to vaccinate … Read more

Wearing two masks on top of each other can reduce the transmission of the coronavirus by 96.5 percent. This is shown by research by the American CDC about which The Washington Post writes. It is the combination of a surgical mask and a fabric mouth mask. Not only others are better protected if an infected … Read more

We all want him, that miracle pill that makes any diet unnecessary. But it has not been found so far. Although there is now a remedy that can help a lot to keep the number of calories consumed within bounds. It’s called semaglutide and is already used to treat type 2 diabetes. For one study, … Read more

Another mutation of the coronavirus has been identified in the UK, which is worrying scientists. The so-called ‘Bristol variant’ has the E484K mutation, which makes the virus more contagious. This mutation had already been detected in the Brazilian and South African variants and was also recently identified in the British variant. The new Bristol variant … Read more

There may not have been a global corona crisis if the Earth had not warmed so much. That’s according to a new study that concludes that China’s Yunnan province could become a hotspot for bats due to climate change. The animals brought at least a hundred new coronaviruses into the region. The study from the … Read more

Nowhere in the world is and still is more fanatically vaccinated than in Israel. And this big real-world test so far proves that a country can get rid of the pandemic through a robust vaccination program. Cases of Covid-19 and hospital admissions have decreased dramatically among people who have been vaccinated. And early data suggests … Read more

The care is being distributed unfairly, says Armand Girbes. The IC head of the Amsterdam UMC believes that not every corona patient is entitled to an IC bed just like that. “As if corona patients are more pathetic than other patients. That is unjust, ”says the professor of intensive care medicine against the AD. Stage … Read more

Anyone who has just had fillers installed may experience an allergic reaction when vaccinated with Moderna’s corona vaccine. Cosmetic doctors warn against this. In the US there are three reports of people with fillers who developed extra thick and red lips after their vaccination. A group of six Dutch cosmetic doctors, plastic surgeons and dermatologists … Read more

Robbie Williams ate a portion of fish twice a day. The British singer almost died of mercury poisoning as a result. But what is the chance that you will really get that sick from eating fish? First of all, fish is very healthy. It contains vitamin D, selenium and proteins and is low in saturated … Read more