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Although the US appears to be having nearly the same reduction in cases as we are, yet they are heavy on the anti-mask die at work or on the streets kinda society.
I've not seen a solid explanation for this even by respected people
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Although the US appears to be having nearly the same reduction in cases as we are, yet they are heavy on the anti-mask die at work or on the streets kinda society.
I've not seen a solid explanation for this even by respected people
Not seen this confirmed but could be very bad news.
Russia said it found the world’s first cases of H5N8 avian influenza in humans though the virus isn’t yet spreading between people.
Authorities have sent information on the seven cases detected in workers at a poultry farm in southern Russia to the World Health Organization, Anna Popova, the country’s public-health chief, said in televised comments on Saturday.
“It is not transmitted from person to person. But only time will tell how soon future mutations will allow it to overcome this barrier,” she said. The discovery of this strain now “gives us all, the whole world, time to prepare for possible mutations and the possibility to react in a timely way and develop test systems and vaccines.”
The affected workers at the poultry farm, where an outbreak among birds was reported in December, had mild cases and have recovered, Popova said.
According to the WHO website, “Though human infections with A(H5) viruses are rare and generally occur in individuals exposed to sick or dead infected birds (or their environments), they can lead to severe illness or death in humans.” Six of 14 cases of H5N6 avian flu in humans reported since 2014 were fatal, the WHO said in a post dated Nov. 2016.
Also:Seems to be reported by a few outlets, so far no transmission between people, and only mild cases.
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And, this strain has already been found in poultry, in the UK.
Warning issued after outbreak of bird flu in Redcar which affects Hartlepool, Seaton Carew and other areas
POULTRY keepers in Hartlepool are being warned that highly pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N8 (bird flu) has been confirmed in the region.www.thenorthernecho.co.uk
Not seen this confirmed but could be very bad news.
Looks like the kind of Twitter account you can definitely trust for reliable science reporting.
Publishing leaks is a different skill from assessing the epidemiological implications of a newly reported bird flu strain, I'd say.They publish some proper leaks. Including that gov pandemic response excercise from a few years ago. The one that showed the gov had completed none of the recommendations.
Publishing leaks is a different skill from assessing the epidemiological implications of a newly reported bird flu strain, I'd say.
Bad luck that this one happened to be their first ever unreliable bit of information then.Everything I have seen from that account has been reliable.https://www.newstatesman.com/politi...mystery-source-leaking-documents-about-brexit
Well that is still to be determined whether the seven people all caught it from livestock or whether any of them caught it off each other. It happened in December & only broke today so we shall see.Bad luck that this one happened to be their first ever unreliable bit of information then.
The tweet statedWell that is still to be determined whether the seven people all caught it from livestock or whether any of them caught it off each other. It happened in December & only broke today so we shall see.
which appears to be nonsense.this is the first cases of human transition in history & has the potential to begin a new pandemic!
What is the source for the story? As said above the Covid-19 was not said to have H to H transmission by China but look what happened there.The tweet stated
which appears to be nonsense.
Maybe you were not being sarcastic?Looks like the kind of Twitter account you can definitely trust for reliable science reporting.
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which appears to be nonsense.
It's not April the oneth, is it ?
I really can't believe this report ...
Coronavirus in Tanzania: The country that's rejecting the vaccine - BBC News
a smoothie vs vaccination ???? - that's wooer than normal woo
Definitely not going there !
Asked about the possible beginning of a process of deflation and if it will start before March, the Minister of Health underlined that it is necessary to do " a very cautious, prudent and thoughtful assessment ”and“ we cannot intend to move from one extreme to the other in a time that is not compatible with what is the control of this pandemic ”.
"This is the time to focus on containing the transmission of the disease, improving the response in areas other than Covid, betting on the speed of the vaccination process and on the protection of the most fragile and vulnerable", defended Marta Temido.
“This is not yet the time to talk about times and manners. We will get there ”, he concluded.
The Minister of Health says that the Government is currently reflecting “on the times when we should start to apply measures of deflation and how we should start to apply them”, and confirms that the deflation will begin with schools. "If the last closure we would like was for schools, it is consistent that the reversal process starts with schools", says Marta Temido.
We are, on the 20th, with an incidence of 322 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants" , affirmed Peralta Santos, from the General Directorate of Health. "And also with a weekly variation of very sharp decrease" .
Although the cumulative incidence at 14 days per 100 thousand inhabitants has decreased, "there are areas of the territory with relatively high incidence", mainly in the region of Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, in the Center and Alentejo.
"There are already only a few municipalities with an incidence greater than 960" , confirmed the specialist, adding that "there are already vast areas of the territory with an incidence of less than 240 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants".
João Paulo Gomes, specialist at the Ricardo Jorge Institute, updated the status of the genetic variants of the coronavirus in Portugal, at the Infarmed meeting.
The specialist started by addressing the British variant, since it is the one that has had "much greater expression in our country".
"This variant of the United Kingdom, already seen in 87 countries, has a maximum expression in England," he explained. But in Portugal we are already in a situation of stabilization after "a sharp exponential growth".
"Since December 1, Unilabs has detected more than 10,000 cases caused by the UK variant, in a total of about 53,000 cases," continued the expert."We can estimate that, from December 1st until yesterday, about 150 thousand cases of Covid-19 have already occurred in Portugal caused by the United Kingdom variant" .
In Portugal the estimate was that at this point the variant would represent 65 percent of the cases, which did not happen "thanks to the confinement we are experiencing" , said João Paulo Gomes. Currently, it is estimated that the variant represents 48 percent of the cases in the country.
The researcher considered that exponential growth would be expected to continue, which has not been the case, being on a plateau. For João Paulo Gomes, the "very rigid" confinement that the country is experiencing, may be the explanation for having blocked transmission chains.
"In January we made a three-week projection that indicated that in week six - last week - about 65 percent of new cases were caused by this variant. This did not happen thanks to confinement. The data indicates that we have about 48 percent percent of new cases caused by this variant and without a growing trend , " said the INSA expert, noting that in the United Kingdom a prevalence of this variant is already estimated at more than 90 percent.
However, the INSA researcher warned that with the future lack of continuity, a recovery in the growth rate of infections due to this variant will be expected, as it is more transmissible.
"By blocking the processes of secondary transmission, a more transmissible variant will have lost that advantage over the others and this may explain the lack of growth. When we suspect it, it will continue here and the normal thing is that we can see new exponential growth. to establish a balance between the lack of confidence and the immunity of the group so desired, which will be achieved with the massive vaccination process, but also by the thousands of Portuguese who have already been infected " , he said
Researchers from the Ricardo Jorge Institute concluded that the United Kingdom and Italy were the countries that had the most weight in the transmission of the virus in Portugal. The study shows that by March 2020, at least 277 infected people from 36 countries entered the country.
From RTP ( Portugal News)
I think the UK should just donate is the supply of J&J vaccines to a country like the Czech Republic who were desperate for vaccines, only 5.5 million could do them all.
I don't see the point of sharing them out in dribs and drabs, vaccines work best when everyone gets one, they only have 5.5 million people, badly affected. We've ordered 17 million doses. Its a single dose.