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@AmeshAA shared
On Dec 7, 2022
This seems to be designed so they don’t have to admit what an abject failure their individual rights destroying measures were — ‘it was for a different virus’ https://t.co/dquWMtSELj
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China medical expert says COVID has mutated, should be renamed - state media

China medical expert says COVID has mutated, should be renamed - state media

China should change its official name for COVID-19 to reflect the virus' mutation, and patients with light symptoms should be allowed to quarantine at home, a leading authority on ...

@Reuters shared
On Dec 13, 2022
China health app starts online sales of Pfizer's Paxlovid for COVID treatment https://t.co/lTkHRy8cc8 https://t.co/ERWn6Qwyt5
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China health app starts online sales of Pfizer's Paxlovid for COVID treatment

China health app starts online sales of Pfizer's Paxlovid for COVID treatment

A Chinese healthcare platform has started selling Pfizer's oral COVID treatment pill Paxlovid in what appears to be the first retail sale of the drug in the country, as China braces for a ...

@NPR shared
On Dec 9, 2022
There's deep-seated vaccine hesitancy in China, especially among the elderly. For many, it has its roots in product quality issues that have for years plagued manufacturing in China — including its production of pharmaceuticals. https://t.co/75nsqa5x1h
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Why vaccine hesitancy persists in China — and what they're doing about it

Why vaccine hesitancy persists in China — and what they're doing about it

The reluctance of many citizens — especially the elderly — to get vaccinated is a problem for a government facing intense pressure to roll back strict COVID policies.

@Reuters shared
On Dec 10, 2022
China to allow German expats to use German COVID-19 vaccines https://t.co/NF5oHK6Ajt https://t.co/TQnvDUwN5I
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China to allow German expats to use German COVID-19 vaccines

China to allow German expats to use German COVID-19 vaccines

The Chinese foreign ministry said China and Germany had reached an agreement on providing "German vaccines" to German nationals in China, after the German Chancellor recently said that ...

@AmeshAA shared
On Dec 9, 2022
“indicates that the ancestral strains of SARS-CoV-2 that created the GL haplotype became extinct and were replaced by the more adapted novel strains at the place of its origin.” https://t.co/f8HlS45jnG
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New study describes two major possible onsets of the COVID-19 pandemic

New study describes two major possible onsets of the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers have analyzed millions of SARS-CoV-2 genomes and identified two major genetic drivers of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

@XHNews shared
On Dec 10, 2022
For past 3 years, China has effectively coordinated COVID-19 prevention and control with economic and social development, with positive results seen and new achievements made, making it a reliable and important driving force of global economic growth https://t.co/1npdiui7un https://t.co/yYtiSawPik
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China, a leading growth engine for world economy amid COVID-19 control

China, a leading growth engine for world economy amid COVID-19 control

China, a leading growth engine for world economy amid COVID-19 control-

@bmj_latest shared
On Dec 8, 2022
Patients admitted to hospital with severe breathing difficulties due to covid-19 are less likely to need a breathing tube if they lie face down in a prone position, but evidence on mortality or other outcomes is inconclusive, finds study https://t.co/SgFVotVY9U @kenparhar
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Efficacy of awake prone positioning in patients with covid-19 related hypoxemic respiratory failure: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

Efficacy of awake prone positioning in patients with covid-19 related hypoxemic respiratory failure: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

Objective To determine the efficacy and safety of awake prone positioning versus usual care in non-intubated adults with hypoxemic respiratory failure due to covid-19. Design Systematic ...

@AmeshAA shared
On Dec 9, 2022
China’s Covid-19 Reversal Sparks Rush for Medicines, Jabs https://t.co/Cip4p149or
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China’s Covid-19 Reversal Sparks Rush for Medicines, Jabs

China’s Covid-19 Reversal Sparks Rush for Medicines, Jabs

After years saying the virus is too deadly to live with, leaders now risk a lethal surge in infections.