There were a lot of people who thought, “Oh, I’m immune to the virus.” I’ve even had friends say that to me: “I haven’t gotten it yet. Scientists should study me.” Some researchers did begin studying...
As of March 2021, the proportion of Canadian adults who would not get a coronavirus vaccine if it became available to them was around 12 percent. This statistic shows the percentage of respondents in Canada who would and would not get vaccinated against the coronavirus if a vaccine became avail...
Medical researchImmunologySARS-CoV-2An international team of researchers wants to find people who are genetically resistant to SARS-CoV-2, in the hope of developing new drugs and treatments.doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02978-6Smriti MallapatyNatureNature...
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday warned that the new coronavirus pandemic is still worsening globally, despite reductions in infections and deaths across Europe. Around the world, the coronavirus has killed more than 400,000 people, with the toll rising by thousands every day. The...
Technical Lead for the World Health Organization's (WHO) Emergencies Program Maria Van Kerkhove said on Wednesday that the Omicron variant is still "spreading fast, and it does have a growth advantage over Delta in some countries." But she also added that she is "incredibly hopeful" that ...
He added: "Hundreds of thousands of people in China did not get COVID-19 because of this aggressive response." The Canadian epidemiologist talked up China's "war-footing" and "stunning demonstration" of collective action against the virus. "If I had COVID-19 I'd want ...
CoViNet builds on the global health agency's COVID-19 reference laboratory network that was established during the early days of the pandemic. Initially focusing on SARS-CoV-2, the virus of the COVID-19 pandemic, the network will address a broader range of coronaviruses, including MERS-CoV ...
COVID-19 is an uneven epidemic at the global level, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a daily briefing, reminding that different countries are in different scenarios, requiring a tailored response. It would be the first pandemic in history that could be controlled, the WHO...
Is getting a monkeypox vaccination going to get easier? The rollout of JYNNEOS in particular has been patchy and slow. Even thoughmost US stateshave now had documented cases of monkeypox during this outbreak, not all health departments are making it easy or even possible to get jabbed. That...
世卫组织警告：新冠疫情可能会持续至2022年末 Covid: WHO warns pandemic will drag on into 2022 世界卫生组织表示，由于贫穷国家无法获得所需疫苗，新冠疫情很可能将持续到2022年末。目前非洲的疫苗接种率仅为5%，而其他大陆的疫苗接种率基本都达到了40%。Vials labelled 'AstraZeneca, Pfizer - Biontech, Johnson...