Omicron Revelation Surfaces in Canadian Wastewater
“Covid-19 can live longer in the gastrointestinal tract than in the respiratory tract, despite being a respiratory virus.” via RT © Photo by: MICROBIOLOGY HKU/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Scientists in Nova Scotia, Canada have said they started detecting the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in local wastewater before it was officially discovered in South Africa in late November. Last … Continue reading
African Health Chief Sends Foreboding Message Regarding Omicron
“The CDC expert noted that factors such as the relatively young median age of South Africans could be partially responsible for the lower levels of hospitalization there.” via RT Headline Image: A representative image-istock.com/Bertrand Blay The Africa Centres for Disease Control has warned that Omicron Covid data from the continent should not be extrapolated to situations in the rest of … Continue reading
Study Reveals Covid’s Effects on Sperm
“The impact of Covid on male fertility lasted for three months, the researchers found…” via RT Covid infections can have a negative impact on sperm quality for up to three months, according to newly released research which found that the coronavirus reduces sperm count by up to 37% while also slowing its movement. The study, which hasn’t been peer reviewed … Continue reading
Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine Developer Warns of Possibly More Lethal Future Pandemics
“This will not be the last time a virus threatens our lives and our livelihoods. The truth is, the next one could be worse.” by Tim Korso via Sputniknews Headline Image: © REUTERS / LUISA GONZALEZ Numerous medical experts have been warning since the start of the pandemic that the COVID-19 pathogen won’t be the last virus to trigger a … Continue reading
‘Super Mutant’ Covid Strain Triggers Emergency Response
“A professor of clinical microbiology at Cambridge University, Ravi Gupta – who had previously warned of the possibility of “super mutant” Covid variants – also said his lab work identified two specific mutations in the new strain…” via RT Headline Image Caption/Credit: FILE PHOTO: An undated electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, isolated from a patient … Continue reading
Coronavirus A.30 Variant ‘Efficiently Evades’ Antibodies Induced by Pfizer & AstraZeneca Vaccines
via RT Headline Image: FILE PHOTO: © NEXU Science Communication/Reuters The A.30 variant of the coronavirus, detected in Angola and Sweden, is highly resistant to antibodies induced by the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines, a new lab study has shown. A team from Germany looked at the rare A.30 variant that was first recorded in Tanzania and later detected in several … Continue reading
More Infectious, Resilient COVID Variants Can Emerge, Media Warns
“…even though the odds the emergence of a so-called “Doomsday variant” – a variant that “shrugs off vaccines, spreads like wildfire and leaves more of its victims much sicker than anything we’ve yet seen” – are not particularly high, experts are not writing it off.” by Andrei Dergalin via Sputniknews The new variants of the coronavirus may potentially be more … Continue reading
Europe Could Have Been Hit With COVID-19 Earlier Than China, New Study Reveals
by Max Gorbachev via Sputniknews Headline Image: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH The development comes as the World Health Organisation and the Biden administration separately conduct probes into the origins of the infectious disease, which according to John Hopkins University has killed 4.1 million worldwide. Europe may have been hit with the coronavirus earlier than China, suggests … Continue reading
Cleveland Clinic-Led Study Shows Covid-19 Leads to Brain Changes & Alzheimer’s-Like Dementia
A new Cleveland Clinic-led study has identified mechanisms by which COVID-19 can lead to Alzheimer’s disease-like dementia. The findings, published in Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy, indicate an overlap between COVID-19 and brain changes common in Alzheimer’s, and may help inform risk management and therapeutic strategies for COVID-19-associated cognitive impairment. Reports of neurological complications in COVID-19 patients and “long-hauler” patients whose … Continue reading
Gangrene, Gastric Issues, and Hearing Loss Reported in Delta Variant of Coronavirus from India
By Bhuma Shrivastava via Japan Times The coronavirus variant driving India’s devastating COVID-19 second wave is the most infectious to emerge so far. Doctors now want to know if it’s also more severe. Hearing impairment, severe gastric upsets and blood clots leading to gangrene, symptoms not typically seen in COVID-19 patients, have been linked by doctors in India to the … Continue reading