However, the evidence on lethality "is not yet strong", according to the U.K.'s Chief Scientific Advisor Sir Patrick Vallance, the BBC reports . She said she still lacked full details about possible increased mortality, but warned as more people become infected and hospitalized, health systems will be overburdened. [Full Article...]
It did not say where in Portugal the strain was detected. Eleven of New Zealand's recent confirmed Covid-19 cases have been identified as the new United Kingdom variant, thought to be more infectious than the original strain of the virus. [Full Article...]
A total of 18,506 individuals have recovered and 3,161 cases are considered active. The three deaths include one person in their 50s, one person in their 60s and one person above the age of 80. The doses were administered in the Regina (148), Saskatoon (34), far north-central (nine), far northeast (10), northeast (56), northwest (449), central-east (320) and southeast (84) zones. [Full Article...]
At the same time, the chief scientific adviser to the government, Patrick Vallance, said the fatality data was "worrying" but "not yet convincing". "However, when data are looked at in terms of. England has been in a third nationwide lockdown since early this month, with similar restrictions in place in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, where devolved administrations are responsible for health... [Full Article...]
Hospitalizations also saw a slight decrease, with 676 people in hospital with the illness on Saturday - down 15 from Friday - including 114 in intensive care unit beds. "Please continue to follow current health measures this weekend", she said in a tweet. There are now active alerts in 178 schools and outbreaks in four schools. [Full Article...]
Biden cites the U.S. Supreme Court's Bostock v. Clayton County case, which held, "An employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964". The Biden administration's commitment to inclusion is also being displayed on the White House's revamped website. Russell Moore, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of ... [Full Article...]
United States health authorities claimed that only 10 cases of severe reactions arose among four million first doses. More women than men have received the first dose of Moderna - which could explain the unusual finding that all 10 patients who had an anaphylactic reaction were women, the CDC explained. [Full Article...]
The approval is based on the Phase III ATLAS studies which included more than 1,1000 patients from 16 countries. "Cabenuva reduces the treatment dosing days from 365 days to 12 days per year", said Lynn baxter, head of North America, ViiV Healthcare. [Full Article...]