Top news of the week: 26.04.2022.
Coronavirus
Q&A on COVID-19 therapeutics
We spoke to Dr Dina Pfeifer, Medical Officer in the Infectious Hazard Management team of WHO/Europe, to learn more about COVID-19 therapeutics, how they work and what role they can play in ...
Provisional COVID-19 Age-Adjusted Death Rates, by Race and Ethnicity — United States, 2020–2021
This report describes COVID-19 death rates by race and ethnicity how disparities decreased among most racial/ethnic groups from 2020 to 2021.
Covid: Woman caught virus twice within record 20 days
Spanish researchers say it's the shortest-known gap between two coronavirus infections.
Ten UK children require transplant amid surge in hepatitis cases
Lack of exposure to adenoviruses due to Covid restrictions is most likely explanation for surge, experts say
Covid-19: NHS relaxes infection prevention and control measures
The NHS has relaxed infection prevention and control (IPC) requirements for hospitals and GP practices that were introduced during the pandemic as it seeks to free up capacity to tackle the ...
Diagnosis and management of covid-19 in pregnancy
Pregnant women with covid-19 are at greater risk of severe disease than their non-pregnant peers, and yet they are frequently denied investigations or treatments because of unfounded ...
Covid-19: virology, variants, and vaccines
As of 25 January 2022, over 349 million individuals have received a confirmed diagnosis of covid-19, with over 5.59 million confirmed deaths associated with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The ...
European Parliament’s special committee on COVID-19 is an opportunity to drive health equity forward
Examining lessons learned and formulating recommendations for the new COVID committee within the EP.