Africa transitioning out of pandemic phase’
Tedros’s comments came a day after Matshidiso Moeti, Africa director for the WHO, said the continent is transitioning out of the pandemic phase of the COVID-19 outbreak. With a more optimistic view, she said Africa is moving towards a situation where...
According to the Institute for Health and Evaluation the number of daily infections from Covid-19 were about 2.6 millions in the world on November 19th, and is projected to rise to about 38 million at the end of January. The good news is that it is projected to go down to about 13.4 on April...
My daughter (unvaccinated) caught Covid from her boyfriend and passed it on to me (vaccinated in April, 2nd shot almost exactly 5 months ago).
In comparing notes, we don't seem to have faired any better or worse than the other in terms of symptoms and severity. Both experienced mild-ish...
No matter who's president of the U.S., America comes first. Why can't any president think globally, instead of nationally? Because the public doesn't care enough, and the politicians want to get re-elected.
Opinion: Biden's failing global Covid-19 response - CNN
If a vaccine reduces likelihood of getting Covid-19 then why are we still recommended to wear masks after vaccination ?
If 100 people were vaccinated from Covid then 66 (Janssen) to 95 (Pfizer / Moderna) won't get Covid and 5 to 33 out of that 100 will.
They say herd immunity is 60 to 75% so...
If some action with one from a million chance will make me infinitely sick, should I make the action? On the other hand, not taking the vaccine is inaction.
People around me are either suffering or dying.
My cousin had the Delta variant of covid, and my aunt and cousins went to visit her even though my father warned them not to. My Aunt didn't want to take the vaccine because she was afraid of "Side effects". Well my cousin passed it on to her and...
Imagine having cardiac arrest and getting picked up by an ambulance that won't take you to a hospital.
Or having a medical emergency and languishing outside an emergency room for hours.
This is what Los Angeles County faces as the onslaught of Covid-19 devastates the community -- including...
At the moment we have 3 'cures' for Coronavirus:
1. Dexamethasone
2. Remdesevir
3. Favipirovir
None of these have a 100% recovery rate.
What's the news on the vaccine ? I was told they're beginning rollout by September ?
I am posting in the political area because I don't understand why China is being blamed for Coronavirus? Hear me out: are we blaming China because it came from a market interventionalist economy (Communist government ) so we blame China's government for not being involved in health and safety ...
If I recall correctly Favipirovir is used by Japan and South Korea for Covid 19 and they have hardly any deaths compared to other developed countries (certainly less than USA, UK, Italy, Spain,France)
So the consensus is that Hydroxychloriquine does more harm than good:
Was it a French study or Chinese study saying Hydroxychloroquine saved Coronavirus patients ?
Which study suggested adding Aziithromycin ?
Didn't both the control group AND the Hydroxychloriquine group have other drugs as...
‘A church in Australia has been fined for unlawfully advertising a purported “miracle”
coronavirus cure that contains a bleach product, the Therapeutic Goods Administration said Wednesday.
The drug regulator said the MMS Australia church had received 12 fines, totalling A$151,200 (US$98,000)...
‘Some imams in Somalia are saying Muslims are immune to COVID-19, going against senior Muslim scholars who have insisted the coronavirus pandemic is a severe threat to all people around the globe.
A medical worker in the country told Al Arabiya English the rumor is putting Somalis at risk and...
I haven't formally studied science after 16 but I have an interest in it. What is the difference between these drugs ?
'Quine'
Chloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine
How do the two differ ?
Anti HIV
Oseltamivir
Ritonavir
Lopinavir
Remdesivir
Why are Ritonavir and Lopinavir often combined ...
I haven't formally studied science after 16 but I have an interest in it. What is the difference between these drugs ?
'Quine'
Chloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine
How do the two differ ?
Anti HIV
Oseltamivir
Ritonavir
Lopinavir
Remdesivir
Why are Ritonavir and Lopinavir often combined ...
‘DUBAI: The World Health Organization thanked Saudi Arabia's King Salman for donating $500 million to support the international efforts in preventing the coronavirus spread, state news agency SPA reported on Friday.’
Read more here: WHO thanks Saudi Arabia for donating $500 million in fight...
Just a quick note, this article does come across to me just a little bit like an opinion piece, but it should generate some interesting discussion.
'After India’s health ministry repeatedly blamed an Islamic seminary for spreading the coronavirus — and governing party officials spoke of “human...