Items of recent pandemic news you may have missed: Moderna kids’ trial is enrolling; a new variant seen in Polish mink; a rapid-testing approach to in-person schooling; the tidal wave of vaccine mandates; and more. Plus a frippery. 1. Vaccination … Continue reading →
Herewith three items of pandemic news you may have missed recently: Reinfection is more likely after age 65; the EU gives AstraZeneca’s vaccine a less than resounding go-ahead; and long Covid in children. Plus news briefs and a frippery. Long … Continue reading →
Herewith three items of pandemic news you may have missed: Concern about reinfections in Israel; evidence that the B.1.1.7 virus variant causes more serious disease; and an introduction to the newest variant from California. Plus news briefs and a frippery. … Continue reading →
Repeat infections with Covid-19 are back in the news: a Nevada man’s case was published in The Lancet, and an elderly, immune-compromised woman in the Netherlands died after a second infection. Still, there is little cause to worry. We touched … Continue reading →
Here are three significant Covid-19 news items you may have missed from the previous week: four solid cases of reinfection, China’s vaccine candidate authorizations, and a potential distribution headache if either of the two leading US candidates reaches approval. Four … Continue reading →
We still don’t know for sure whether you can catch Covid-19 twice. Four recent accounts of what might be cases of reinfection suggest that our future with the virus could be very different than what we have been hoping. Scattered … Continue reading →
