The New York Times

The corona crisis is the biggest threat to mental health since World War II, according to British psychiatrist Adrian James, chairman of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Even years after the virus is under control, the impact will still be felt. He believes certain groups, such as the elderly and minorities, are most at risk … Read more

We should all take vitamin D against corona. A group of renowned scientists says in the AD that there is enough evidence that it helps. They are even angry that the government is not giving official advice on it. Two months ago, experts also called for vitamin D to be taken as a precaution. In … Read more

A more contagious British variant of the corona virus is advancing further. Now Ireland also reports that the mutation has surfaced in the country. Irish authorities hope to clarify the spread of the mutant virus in the country soon. In Europe it had previously been found in the Netherlands and Germany. The highly contagious mutation … Read more

We are creatures of habit and this is not the first pandemic humanity is going through so, Dr Nicholas Christakis predicts, we are going to experience another ‘roaring twenties’, just like after the Spanish flu of 1918. “Often a period of exuberant social Interaction.” Not newYale professor and social epidemiologist Christakis describes in his new … Read more

Until now it was largely a mystery why one gets seriously ill from the corona virus, while the other remains virtually without complaints. A new study sheds a little more light on the matter: there are believed to be eight strands of DNA that influence the course of Covid-19. The genetic sequences are more common … Read more

An American doctor, who was at work for the 251st day in a row, gave a corona patient in the hospital a comforting hug. The photo went around the world in recent days as a picture that is typical of the corona pandemic. Now the doctor at CNN tells his story. Chief physician Joseph Varon … Read more

AMSTERDAM (ANP) – The corona pandemic also affects the fight against HIV, the virus that can cause AIDS. Almost three quarters of all current HIV testing programs and more than half of all treatment programs have been seriously disrupted by corona, the Aidsfonds concluded. According to the fund, the number of HIV infections is increasing … Read more

BRASILIA (ANP / AFP) – Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro will not be vaccinated against Covid-19. But he stresses that the vaccines will be distributed immediately and administered when available. Bolsonaro said on social media that it is his right to refrain from vaccination. The country has now ordered 100 million doses of the vaccine from … Read more